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 very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.