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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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Glossary

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

Condensation pressure deficit refers to the difference between the actual vapor pressure and the saturation vapor pressure...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

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

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...