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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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An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

The scientific study of climate, focusing on the analysis of long-term weather patterns and trends over time.

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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 tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...