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Crossword Clues:

D3 Across: Any moisture that falls to earth from the sky. C5 Across: An instrument used to measure the rise and fall of air pressure. C7 Across: Flat clouds that stretch out to the horizons, often signaling a coming rainstorm. M7 Across: Precipitation that falls from the sky during some severe thunderstorms in the form of balls of ice of varying size. E9 Across: The boundary where one air mass meets another. K9 Across: The part of the stratosphere that filters out dangerous ultraviolet light from the Sun. D11 Across: A thin layer of air surrounding the earth’s surface. F13 Across: Clouds that form at ground level. B15 Across: Precipitation that forms when temperatures are below freezing, creating ice crystals in the form of snowflakes from condensing water vapor. J15 Across (2 words): The temperature at which water vapor changes into liquid water. F17 Across: Raindrops that freeze into ice pellets before hitting the ground. L17 Across: The fluffy clouds that form on sunny days as updrafts of warm, humid air rise to a cooler level in the sky. B20 Across: A severe storm that forms over tropical oceans in areas of low pressure. D11 Down: A 3-armed pinwheel-like instrument that measures wind speed. L17 Down: Wispy, curlicue clouds made of ice crystals that form high in the sky, where air is coldest. G5 Down: The study of weather and weather patterns. J11 Down: The average amount of moisture in the air. F19 Down: The movement of air across the atmosphere. N6 Down: Precipitation in the form of water droplets that falls when temperatures are above freezing. O12 Down: The height above the earth’s surface. K3 Down: A whirling wind with a funnel-shaped cloud that forms during severe thunderstorms; when it touches down, it draws anything in its path up into its vortex, leaving a path of destruction in its