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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The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.