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 state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...