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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 large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

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

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

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

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...