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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A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
The decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
Considerable cloudiness refers to weather conditions where a large portion of the sky is covered with clouds, but some clear...