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{{Short description|Meteorological concept}}
In [[atmospheric science]], the '''weak temperature gradient approximation''' ('''WTG''') is a theoretical framework used to simplify the equations governing tropical atmospheric dynamics and circulation. The WTG approximation assumes that free [[Troposphere|tropospheric]] temperature in the [[tropics]] has negligible horizontal (and temporal) gradients compared to its vertical gradient.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Raymond |first=David J. |last2=Zeng |first2=Xiping |date=2005-04-01 |title=Modelling tropical atmospheric convection in the context of the weak temperature gradient approximation |url=http://doi.wiley.com/10.1256/qj.03.97 |journal=Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society |language=en |volume=131 |issue=608 |pages=1301–1320 |doi=10.1256/qj.03.97}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Sobel |first=Adam H. |last2=Bretherton |first2=Christopher S. |date=2000-12-15 |title=Modeling Tropical Precipitation in a Single Column |url=https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/13/24/1520-0442_2000_013_4378_mtpias_2.0.co_2.xml |journal=Journal of Climate |language=EN |volume=13 |issue=24 |pages=4378–4392 |doi=10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<4378:MTPIAS>2.0.CO;2 |issn=0894-8755}}</ref>
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