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 term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...