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 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 cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
Coastal flooding occurs when water from the ocean, sea, or large lakes inundates land areas along the coast, usually due...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...