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 image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...
A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
A blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...