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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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Glossary

An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, often associated with unsettled weather conditions like storms...

The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...

A periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, significantly influencing global...

A low-pressure area with converging winds, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...