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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Convection is the vertical movement of air caused by temperature differences, where warm air rises and cool air sinks. It...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
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 blizzard is a storm that lasts 3 hours or more, with persistent winds/frequent gusts of 35 mph or more along with significant...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.