How Accurate Are Weather Forecasts? Day-1 forecasts are 90%+ accurate for temperature; Day-3 and Day-5 accuracy tapers gradually. Here is…
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Why Does It Rain More in Some Cities? Some Indian cities record 3000+ mm of annual rain while others manage…
What Causes Lightning? Lightning is a giant electrostatic discharge caused by charge separation inside a cumulonimbus cloud — a positive…
What Is a Thunderstorm? A thunderstorm is a convective storm cell — a tall cumulonimbus cloud with lightning, thunder, heavy…
What Does 80% Chance of Rain Mean? An ‘80% chance of rain’ is a Probability of Precipitation (POP) — it…
What Is the Difference Between Weather and Climate? Weather is what the atmosphere is doing right now; climate is the…
What Is Humidity and Why Does It Matter? Humidity is the water-vapour content of the air. High humidity blocks sweat…
How Are Weather Forecasts Made? A modern weather forecast starts with millions of observations from surface stations, balloons, buoys, radars…
What Causes Heavy Rain? Heavy rain happens when a lot of moist air is lifted quickly and cools below the…