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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The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
The term used for turbulence occurring in the absence of clouds or cloud-like elements in the visible area. It is often observed...
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
A measurement determined by the wave lengths and sea conditions caused by the effect of wind, and by the movement of tree...
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated...
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...