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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An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...
A closed low, also known as a cut-off low, is a low-pressure system that is entirely isolated from the main atmospheric circulation...
A deviation from the normal or expected value in atmospheric or climatic conditions, often used in meteorology to identify...
The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...
A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...