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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The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
Local winds that blow from slopes to peaks as a result of the heating of the top slopes without being affected by general...