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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The branch of science dealing with the laws of motion of air or other gases.
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.