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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

A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

An image on the weather radar that is convex to the direction of movement and resembles an arc shape, caused by mesoscale...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.

A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...

Bright and dark rays with changing colors and contrast in the sky. These rays become visible due to the reflection of atmospheric...

The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...

The jet stream forming the boundary between tropical air and sub-tropical air, characterized by isothermal compression and...

Thermodynamic changes occurring within a system without any exchange of heat with the surroundings. In the atmosphere, changes...