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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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A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

A measure of how hot it feels when relative humidity is combined with the actual air temperature, often referred to as the...

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...