PRECIPITATION

RAIN

• Rain evaporates and builds up in the clouds.
• After the cloud is to heavy to hold anymore rain it falls from the sky. If it is 32degrese or higher it rains.
• Then the cycle starts again.

SNOW

• Snow is rain that freezes in air on its way down if it is 32degreese or lower.
• On its way down a lot of ice crystals come together to make a snowflake.

SLEET

• when sleet first comes out from the clouds it is snow.it has to be 32 degreeze for sleet to fall.
• But then the snow goes throughwarm air and turns partially to rain.
• In the end its a mixture of rain and snow.

Hail

• Hail forms when thunderstorm updrafts and super cold water droplets meet.
• then the water drops but the water is sorounded by air thats below freezing.
• Then hail forms