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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Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...