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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Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.
A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...
A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

