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.

Glossary

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

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

A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

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