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.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...