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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Nor'easter is a meteorological event commonly observed in the Northeastern United States and typically occurs during the...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...
Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...
CONQ is a meteorological abbreviation for significant convection observed in a specific area, often indicating unstable atmospheric...
An instrument that continuously records atmospheric pressure over time. It uses a barometer to measure pressure and creates...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour, characterized by a central eye, strong winds, and...
An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.