Falling drops of water larger than 0.02 inch in diameter. In forecasts implies that it will fall steadily over a period of time.
Rain that falls at the rate of 0.10 inch or less an hour.
Rain that falls at the rate of 0.11 to 0.30 inch an hour.
Rains that falls at the rate of 0.30 inch an hour or more.
Falling drops of water smaller than 0.02 inch in diameter. They appear to float in air currents, but unlike fog, do fall to the ground.
Drizzle with visibility of more than 5/8 of a mile.
Drizzle with visibility from 5/16 to 5/8 of a mile.
Drizzle with visibility of less than 5/16 of a mile.
Rain that falls intermittently over a small area. The rain from an individual shower can be heavy or light, but doesn't cover a large area or last more than an hour or so.
Falling ice composed of crystals in complex hexagonal forms
Aggregations of snow crystals.
Light showers of snow that do not cover large areas and do not fall steadily for long periods of time.
Very small snow crystals. The ice equivalent of drizzle.
White, opaque ice particles that form as ice crystals fall through cloud droplets that are below freezing but still liquid (supercooled).
Drops of rain or drizzle that freeze into ice as they fall. They are usually smaller than 0.30 inch in diameter.
Falling rain or drizzle that cools below 32°F, but does not turn to ice in the air.
A storm with large amounts of freezing rain that coats trees, power lines and roadways with ice.
Falling ice in roughly round shapes at least 0.20 inch in diameter. From thunderstorms.
A rain or snow shower in which there is lightning.
A thunderstorm with snow instead of rain falling on the ground.
A thunderstorm with winds of 57 mph or faster or hail more than 3/4 inch in diameter reaching the ground.
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