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 decrease in temperature with height in an adiabatically rising air parcel (lapse rate). For dry air, this value is 1...
The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
A weather front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front, lifting the warm air off the ground and resulting in a mix...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.