In the Atmosphere
This is a thin blanket of gases and dust particles that surrounds the earth
Atmosphere
Any type of solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground
Precipitation
A body of air that has about the same temperature and moisture
Air Mass
Clouds
A person who studies the atmosphere and the weather
A Meteorologist
The measurement of the distance above sea level
Altitude
Raindrops that are pushed up over and over into tall clouds and freeze before falling to earth. Happens during warm weather on the ground.
Hail
The boundary where two unlike air masses meet
Front
This Prefix is added to clouds that produce precipitation
Nimbo or Nimbus
Conditions are right for a type of severe weather, but the weather is not currently happening
Weather Watch
The condition of the atmosphere at any moment in time
Weather
Water droplets in the clouds that join together to make larger drops
Rain
Air masses push up against each other but do not move
Stationary Fronts
Flat blanket like clouds, usually the lowest clouds in the sky
Stratus
A storm with spiraling winds that forms over the ocean
Water vapor in the atmosphere is called
Humidity
Ice crystals in the clouds that join together and fall to the earth
Snow
A wam air mass moves over a slower moving cool air mass
Warm Front
Large, fluffy looking clouds. Often indicate fair weather.
Cumulus
A funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches the ground
Tornado
The layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs
Troposphere
Raindrops that freeze on their way to earth and land as tiny ice pellets
Sleet
A cool air mass pushes itself under a weaker warm air mass
Cold Front
Thin curly clouds seen high in the sky. Known as "mare's tails"
Cirrus
This is issued when a storm has begun and people have reported seeing it
Weather Warning