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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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Glossary

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

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

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

The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...