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 deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...
The state of the atmosphere when it contains the maximum amount of water vapor possible at a given temperature and pressure.
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
The situation where there is no advection because the constant pressure surfaces and temperature surfaces in the atmosphere...
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...