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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Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...