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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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Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...

Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...

A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

The expected rate of temperature decrease in an adiabatically rising air parcel when there is no heat exchange with the environment....

Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...

The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...

Ball lightning appears during thunderstorms, taking the shape of glowing, electric orbs in the sky. It can appear in a variety...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...