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 cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
A large, organized thunderstorm with a rotating updraft, often producing severe weather such as tornadoes, hail, and heavy...
The formation of ice crystals on surfaces when the temperature drops below freezing, typically overnight, causing potential...
A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...