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 bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.