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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Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...
A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...