Explore weather dynamics from the 1950s! Learn about cold & warm air masses, front formation, and precipitation. An educational look at meteorology.

Using a 40% probability of rain as an example, it does not mean (1) that 40% of the area will be covered by precipitation at given time in the given forecast area or (2) that you will be seeing ...

When you think of wintry precipitation, you probably think of snow first. Then sleet, and maybe freezing rain. But it’s likely that the word “graupel” doesn’t come to mind.

"Precipitation, the source of all freshwater, can no longer be relied upon due to human caused climate and land use change, undermining the basis for human wellbeing and the global economy." ...

Showers in northwestern Montana have produced quite a bit of rain, with some locations seeing 0.75-1.0 inch of rain per hour.

High future levels of extreme precipitation intensification are concentrated in: Alaska, Hawaii, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Maine, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

The chart above illustrates precipitation recorded in cities across Texas over water years, which straddle two calendar years, from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30 the following year. Lines reflect ...

As Japan faces increasingly severe damage from intense rainfall brought on by a weather phenomenon called "linear precipitation bands" in sum･･･ ...

Utah received, on average, 7.35 inches of precipitation during the first half of this year, which is 1.91 inches below the collection from the first six months of 2023 but 0.46 inches above both ...