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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Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
A cold core low is a low-pressure system where the coldest temperatures are found near the center. These systems are often...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused...
A polar vortex is a circulating mass of air in the atmosphere, typically found in polar regions. This rotating air mass occurs...
A continental air mass is a large body of air that forms over land, characterized by dry conditions due to the lack of moisture...
The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...
Indicates the amount of water the soil can absorb/retain through percolation. This capacity is around 7% in sandy soil and...
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.