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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

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...

The large-scale movement of air that distributes heat and moisture around the Earth, influencing weather patterns and climatic...

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....

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

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.