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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Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The reflectance rate of a surface, indicating the amount of electromagnetic radiation reflected from the surface. It depends...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.