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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Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...
A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...