What Is Hydrometeor?
Any water or ice particle in the air, such as a raindrop, snowflake, hailstone, cloud droplet, or fog droplet. In technical terms: A liquid or solid water particle formed in the atmosphere, suspended or falling, including cloud droplets, drizzle, rain, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail, and also blowing snow or spray lifted from the surface.
Hydrometeor In Plain English
Any water or ice particle in the air, such as a raindrop, snowflake, hailstone, cloud droplet, or fog droplet.
The Technical Definition
A liquid or solid water particle formed in the atmosphere, suspended or falling, including cloud droplets, drizzle, rain, snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail, and also blowing snow or spray lifted from the surface.
Lessons That Use Hydrometeor
- What's Falling: Hydrometeor Classification Unit 12: Radar Science
