What determines when it will rain or snow?

Answer 1

Temperature determines the type of preciptation that falls. Most frozen precipitation requires either an upper level of low temperatures or low temperatures at ground level. Low temperatures are at or below freezing point. Hail may fall if there is severe thunderstorm activity, because water droplets are carried thousands of feet into the thundercloud and may become supercooled as they travel upwards, making hail pellets.

Answer 2

This depends on the temperature profile of the atmosphere. Snow forms in the clouds, and will only reach the ground as snow if the temperature at all levels of the atmosphere is below freezing. If there is a layer of warm air above the surface, however, the snow will melt as it falls. If this layer is shallow, the melted snow will have time to refreeze into ice pellets called sleet. If it is deep and extends to near the surface, it will fall as rain but freeze on cold surfaces, known as freezing rain.

Answer 3

dew Point temperature. ammount of condensation nucleus and the temperature at ground level.

temperature decreases as you go up on the atmosphere which means that if its too cold then ice forms.

if its too hot then you get rain.

it all depens on ground temperature and the change as you go up in the atmosphere

Answer 4

Mostly the temperature in the lower atmosphere. Keep in mind that it's probably warmer at the surface where you are than anywhere above you.

Answer 5

Is rain,fog, and snow examples of precipitation

Answer 6

temperature. obviously :P

Answer 7

Temperture

Answer 8

temperature

Answer 9

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