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Rain falls from stratus clouds - the layered cloud type that blankets the sky over a large area - whereas showers fall from cumulus clouds - the towering convection cells that are more limited in extent. Hence showers are often described as scattered. Light and heavy refer to the intensity of rain - the amount that falls in an hour or day, or its ability to wet a surface. Light rain will wet a surface but won't create puddles - just a few millimetres in depth - whereas heavy rainfall will have measurable depth and create puddles. Other words describe the duration or frequency of rainfall over time - steady, short or intermittent.
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A sudden heavy rain shower is called a?
Sudden heavy rain is called a Cloud Burst of a Squall.
Definition of rain shower?
A brief rainfall, usually of variable intensity.
What is heavier a warm front or a cold front?
It depends on if you mean heavy rain or light rain. If you mean heavy rain then when a cold air mass rises over a warm air mas. If you mean light rain then when a warm air mass rises over a warm air mass.
What is heavy continuous rain?
Heavy continuous rain is lots of rain coming down that lasts for a long time.
What does yellow on weather radar mean?
Not heavy rain but not light. its a storm that is monitored because it may become a thunderstorm.
A sudden heavy rain shower?
A downpour.
What is a sudden heavy rain shower?
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A sudden heavy rain shower is called a?
Sudden heavy rain is called a Cloud Burst of a Squall.
Definition of rain shower?
A brief rainfall, usually of variable intensity.
What is a word for a brief rain?
Light Shower or sprinkling.
What is the difference between drizzle and heavy rain?
drizzle is very light rain and well heavy rain, is well, heavy
Do hurricanes have light rain or heavy rain?
Hurricanes produces very heavy rain, which is why flooding is a major concern when they hit.
What music video had a light skinned girl singing in either the shower or in the rain?
year with out rain.
How is a rainbow formed after a rain shower?
The light shines through the water
Why can a heavy rain shower cause a large amount of erosion in a desert area?
There is a lack of vegetation
What do you call a light gentle rain?
A light snowfall might be called a dusting of snow.
How close can a light be to a shower?
Assuming the Q refers to rain, My usage would be that a shower is of short duration, whereas light rain may persist for some time. I fancy that these terms may have formal definitions in the profession of meteorology.
