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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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A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

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

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

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

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.