Weather is a familiar phenomenon on Earth, but it's quite unexpected on a star, in particular when the clouds consist of heavy elements. Let's talk about the weather.
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Preston, G. Phenomenal weather. Nature Phys 3, 515–516 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys677
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