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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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A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A thermodynamic change process in the system without any exchange of heat or transfer of energy between systems. This process...

A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...