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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 weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...

A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.

The lowest level of a given cloud or cloud layer in the atmosphere, relative to the observer's position above the ground.

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

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

Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...

A tropical cyclone, also called a hurricane, is a severe tropical storm with wind speeds in excess of 74 mph. Known as a...

A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

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