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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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Glossary

An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

A weather system refers to the movement of warm and cold air across the globe, usually in a recurring pattern. Systems can...

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...