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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Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
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 large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....