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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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Glossary

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...