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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Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
A sudden and rapid flow of snow masses accumulated on the slopes of mountainous areas under the influence of gravity or a...
A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...
Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...