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...
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....