shower - Precipitation from a convective cloud. Showers are characterized by the suddenness with which they start and stop, by the rapid changes of intensity, and usually by rapid changes in the appearance of the sky.
Shower - intermittent precipitation from a convective cloud, generally of short duration ...
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Precipitation, often short-lived (but may last half an hour) and heavy, falling from convective clouds. Usually begin and end suddenly.
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Intermittent precipitation (snow, sleet, liquid water) from cumuliform cloud, usually of short duration which starts and ends suddenly. Can be very heavy as in thunderstorms (cumulonimbus).
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SHOWER Precipitation from a convective cloud that is characterized by its sudden beginning and ending, changes in intensity, and rapid changes in the appearance of the sky. It occurs in the form of rain (SHRA), snow (SHSN), or ice (SHPE).
Shower: Precipitation falling from a convective cloud, characterized by the suddenness with which it starts and stops, by rapid changes of intensity and usually rapid changes in the appearance of the sky.
SHOWER: Precipitation that is intermittent, both in time, space or intensity.
SLEET: A type of frozen precipitation, consisting of small transparent pellets.
Shower (SH) It implies short duration, intermittent, and scattered precipitation (rain, snow, ice pellet) of a more unstable, convective nature.
Shower- a type of precipitation that has a stopping-and-starting nature or rapid changes in intensity; and occurs when the atmosphere is unstable.
Sleet- a mixture of rain and snow that fall when the temperature is around the freezing level.
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A descriptor, SH, used to qualify precipitation characterized by the suddenness with which they start and stop, by the rapid changes of intensity, and usually by rapid changes in the appearance of the sky.
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shower—Precipitation from a cumuliform cloud; characterized by the suddenness of beginning and ending, by the rapid change of intensity, and usually by rapid change in the appearance of the sky; ...
Shower - Intermittent rainfall of short duration that falls from a cumulus cloud. Heavy precipitation is possible. Implies more of a scattered rainfall.
rain shower"A brief period of rainfall in which intensity can be variable and may change rapidly. It is often convective in nature.
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Snow Shower- Snow falling at varying intensities for brief periods of time. Some accumulation is possible.
Showers: Solid or liquid precipitation originating from a convective cloud that is different from the intermittent or continuous precipitation from stratified clouds. Showers are characterized by short duration and quick fluctuations of intensity.
Showers are forecast for the next day or two, with clearing and sunny skies possible by Saturday, according to Charles Giannetta of the National Weather Service at Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Airport. A total of 3.
Showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice more than 5 mm in diameter, falling from a cumulonimbus cloud.
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SHOWER: Liquid precipitation with frequent changes in intensity or sudden stops or starts.
SLEET: A type of frozen precipitation, consisting of small pellets produced by the freezing of raindrops as they fall.
Shower- Snowfall or rainfall or brief duration that can either be heavy or light.
Sleet- Precipitation consisting of ice particles formed when raindrops freeze.
Smog- Air pollution caused by a mixture of smoke and fog.
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Precipitation falling from convective or cumuliform cloud. Normally has some sunshine or clear spells between the rain or snow.
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Showers - It's just rain falling from the sky causing puddles to form on the ground.
Shear - It's just a variation in the wind speed and/or direction over a short distance.
Snow showers that are created when cold, dry air passes over a large warmer lake, such as one of the Great Lakes, and picks up moisture and heat.
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Snow ShowersSWDOn a buoy report, Swell Direction is the compass direction from which the swell wave are coming from.SWESnow Water Equivalent (the amount of water content in a snowpack or snowfall).
Renegade showers This is how meteorologists often refer to isolated thunderstorms and showers that have broken away from a major complex of thunderstorms or a large frontal system.
>> Single-cell showers: the 'classic' growth/decay model of a Cumulus cloud , whereby a single moist convective cell develops in an airmass that is moderately unstable (CAPE values ~ 100 J/kg), ...
short period of showers
heavy rains, sometimes with hail, thunder and lightning
showers then clearing
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Cold-air-funnelA funnel cloud or (rarely) a small, relatively weak tornado that can develop from a small shower or thunderstorm when the air aloft is unusually cold (hence the name). They are much less violent than other types of tornadoes.
Several air mass thunderstorms will form, or a line of towering cumulus clouds with showers. At the beach, there are blue skies and a light breeze. This often occurs along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Flordia's east coast.
In order for a precipitation target to be detected by the radar, it must fill the entire radar beam; therefore, the radar will have a difficult time detecting small showers and thunderstorms at a great distance from the radar.
Lake Effect SnowSnow showers that are created when cold, dry air passes over a large warmer lake, such as one of the Great Lakes, and picks up moisture and heat.
Dry microbursts may develop in an otherwise fair-weather pattern; visible signs may include a cumulus cloud or small Cb with a high base and high-level virga, or perhaps only an orphan anvil from a dying rain shower.
Often produces heavy precipitation in the form of rain showers and gusty winds. Technically, there should be lightning in this cloud to qualify it as a thunderstorm.
Cloudburst Any sudden, heavy rain shower.
Clouds A visible mass of water vapor suspended in the atmosphere above Earth's surface. Clouds form in areas where air rises and cools. The condensing water vapor forms small droplets of water (0.
Rainbands are bands of showers and thunderstorms that spiral cyclonically toward the storm center. High wind gusts and heavy downpours often occur in individual rainbands, with relatively calm weather between bands.
mb, in order to evaluate the amount of instability in mid-levels of the atmosphere. Generally, values greater than about 18 indicate sufficient instability for severe thunderstorm development. 2) A way of determining whether lake effect snow showers ...
Lake-Effect Snow - Snow showers associated with a cP air mass to which moisture and heat are added from below as it traverses a large and relatively warm lake (such as one of the Great Lakes), rendering the air mass humid and unstable.
DOWNBURST A severe localized downdraft from a thunderstorm or shower. This outward burst of cool or colder air creates damaging winds at or near the surface. Sometimes the damage resembles tornadic damage. Related term: microburst ...
Downdraft - A column of generally cool air that rapidly sinks to the ground, most often accompanied by precipitation in a shower or thunderstorm.
Snow flurries are an intermittent light snowfall of short duration (generally light snow showers) with no measurable accumulation (trace category).
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The boundary between a cold air mass that is advancing and a relatively warmer airmass. Generally characterized by steady precipitation followed by showery precipitation.
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Tropical wave: A kink or bend in the normally straight flow of surface air in the tropics which forms a low pressure trough, or pressure boundary, and showers and thunderstorms. Can develop into a tropical cyclone. ...
An elongated area of low pressure, often associated with a wind shift and showery weather.
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Rainbow An arc of concentric colored bands formed by refraction and internal reflection of sunlight by raindrops. Observer must be looking at a distant rain shower with the sun at his/her back.
cumulus: a low cloud that develops from the bottom up. Appear white and puffy, with a cauliflower-like top. Small ones are associated with fair weather(cumulus humilis), but as they grow vertically, they can produce rain showers (cumulus ...
Atmospheric phenomenon characterized by an abrupt and large increase of wind speed by at least 18 mph and rising to 25 mph with a duration of the order of minutes, which diminishes rather suddenly. It is often accompanied by showers or thunderstorms.
Note that in the winter months, some radar sites will go to Clear Air mode even if there is light snow in the area. The added sensitivity of this mode allows the detection of snow showers since snow generally reflects much less energy than other ...
clouds are mostly brilliant white; their bases are relatively dark and nearly horizontal. Near the horizon the vertical development of cumulus often causes the individual clouds to appear merged. If precipitation occurs, it is usually of a showery ...
Cloudburst Any sudden and heavy rain, almost always of the shower type. CMOS Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor. A method of making silicon chips that results in low power consumption by the circuits.
The cloud is frequently accompanied by heavy showers, lightning, thunder, and sometimes hail. It is also known as a thunderstorm cloud.
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