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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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Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

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

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

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....