Popcorn convection

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002075",
  "term": "Popcorn convection",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "term_source": "Popcorn Convection",
  "definition": "Slang for showers and thunderstorms that form on a scattered basis with little or no apparent organization, usually during the afternoon in response to diurnal heating. Individual thunderstorms typically are of the type sometimes referred to as air-mass thunderstorms: they are small, short-lived, very rarely severe, and they almost always dissipate near or just after sunset.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/popcorn-convection/"
}