Since rain will start much sooner in such orographically favored areas, he says, “those places get a huge amount of rain, both in terms of intensity and duration.” T hese effects — enhanced orographic ...

Rain is one of nature’s most fascinating processes, yet most people take it for granted. Every drop that falls from the sky has gone through ... Read more The post How Rain Actually Forms — Explained ...

Orographic precipitation: Precipitation resulting from the interference of rising land in the path of moisture-laden wind. If air is forced far enough upslope, dynamic cooling leads to clouds and p… ...

Orographic Lift & Rain Shadow. In this particular lesson, we will focus on how mountains (The Cascade Range) impact our weather. We will use a diagram of what is happening around those mountains ...

Thus, orographic enhancements are dampened considerably in the models, and consequently the models are unlikely to faithfully capture the kinds of changes in precipitation in mountainous regions ...

Dear Tom,Are orographic thunderstorms common in the US? Are they ever severe?Thanks,Jake Doss, Morris Dear Jake, Orographic thunderstorms are common in the U.S, occurring in areas where moisture-la… ...

Our low rain coverage on Tuesday will be in the form of isolated afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms, mostly concentrated in the mountains. Expect an increase in rain and storm coverage ...