Common Types of Weather Elements

The weather has a lot of different factors. When someone asks how the weather is today, you
need to think about temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, cloudiness, and atmospheric
pressure. All these different parts work together to create the weather you see when you walk out
the door.

But, what do each of these weather examples mean? Find out by reading about each one.

Temperature
It’s getting hot out there. When you talk about the heat of the air outside on a summer day, this is
the temperature. Measured with a thermometer in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin, the temperature
tells you how fast the air molecules and atoms are moving. Fast-moving molecules and atoms
mean the temperature is high, while slow-moving molecules in the air create a low temperature.
Humidity
Is the air dry? The moisture or dryness of the air is humidity. It’s an important weather aspect.
Without it, humans wouldn’t be able to survive. However, the amount of water vapor, or
humidity, in the air needs to have balance. Too little or too much water vapor in the air causes
health issues and can be dangerous.
Precipitation
Precipitation is just a big word to describe how water falls to the ground. It can be rain, snow,
sleet, ice, hail, or drizzle. The form these water or solid particles take depends on other weather
factors. For example, if the temperature is cold, below 32 degrees, precipitation comes to the
surface in the form of snow. If the weather is nice and warm, water comes down in the form of
rain.