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- Dew – When water vapour condenses into droplets of water and gets deposited on the exposed surface on or near the ground, its Called Dew.
- Rime: It is a white deposit of ice. When the temp. of water particles in fog is below 0 degrees C, They are said to be Supercooled Droplets. When Supercooled water droplets in a fog come into contact with very cold solid objects such as ships mast, whose temp is below freezing
point . They freeze almost immediately. - Drizzle – Fine drops of water, less than 0.5mm in diameter. CLOUDS – St
,Sc - Rain – Larger than 0.5mm Diameter. CLOUDS – Ns, As, Sc, Ac, Cu, Cb.
- Freezing rain /Drizzle. The Water Drop freeze on contact with
cold ground. - Snow Flakes – Loose clusters of ice crystals, In Very
soft , Small particles having branches or having patterns. CLOUDS – Ns, As, Sc, Cb. - Snow Pellets – White Opaque Grains of ice very soft and spherical or conical in shape, Diameter between
2-5mm . CLOUDS Cb in cold weather. - Ice Pellets – Transparent Pellets of
ice , hard less than 0.5 mm. CLOUDS – Ns, As, Cb - Hail – Balls of
ice , 0.5 mm to 50 mm in size and can be even bigger. CLOUDS Cb. - Sleet – Rain and Snow
Falls together . CLOUDS – Ns, As, Sc, Cb. (same as 6)