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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Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...