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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Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...