hydrometeor
Water from sky
A hydrometeor is any form of water or ice particle in the atmosphere—rain, snow, hail, sleet, fog, mist, or dew.
The term is technical, used in meteorology to classify precipitation and suspended water particles collectively: The radar detected hydrometeors at various altitudes.
Cloud droplets and ice crystals also qualify.
Water dropping from clouds
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- hailIcy precipitation pellets
- drizzleVery light precipitation
graupel · downpour · shower · flurry · squall · cloudburst · monsoon · deluge
Falling water globule
- snowflakeFeathery ice crystal
- hailstoneFrozen precipitation sphere
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
hexagonal · dendrite · plate · column · needle · lattice · symmetry · aggregate
Low-lying cloud cover
Vapor turning to liquid
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
- accretionGrowth through external addition
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
deposition · supercooling · saturation · vapor · humidity · droplet · crystal · aerosol
Overnight surface condensation
Radio-wave object detection
- reflectivityLight-bouncing capacity
- ceilometerCloud base altitude finder
- radiosondeBalloon-borne meteorological telemetry device
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
rain
Water dropping from clouds
drizzle · graupel · downpour · shower · flurry · squall · cloudburst · monsoon · deluge · torrent
raindrop
Falling water globule
crystal · hexagonal · dendrite · plate · column · needle · lattice · symmetry · aggregate · embryo
fog
Low-lying cloud cover
condensation
Vapor turning to liquid
- nucleationInitial cluster formation
- coalescenceUniting into one mass
- accretionGrowth through external addition
sublimation · deposition · supercooling · saturation · vapor · humidity · droplet · crystal · aerosol · collision
dew
Overnight surface condensation
radar
Radio-wave object detection
- reflectivityLight-bouncing capacity
- ceilometerCloud base altitude finder
- radiosondeBalloon-borne meteorological telemetry device
satellite · doppler · accumulation · intensity · visibility
hydrometeordry air
Atmosphere lacking moisture
clear sky · aridity · desiccation · drought
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