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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A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...