Convection is the transfer of heat from a warmer region to a cooler one by moving warm liquid or gas from the heated area to the unheated area. In a boiling pot of water, hot water in the bottom of the pot rises to the surface, leading to bubbles of heated water and sometimes steam visible on the surface. In meteorology, convection is often associated with rising air and clouds, and at times, thunderstorms. Air that is rising cools as it reaches lower pressures, and may reach the point where water vapor in the air condenses and forms clouds.