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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

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

An instrument used to measure the speed, force, and sometimes the direction of the wind. It can be cup or pressure tube anemometers....

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...

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

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

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