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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Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.