What is Precipitation?
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
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A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...