How to Use precipitation in a Sentence

precipitation

noun
  • The weather forecast calls for some sort of frozen precipitation tomorrow—either snow or sleet.
  • Minerals are separated from the seawater by precipitation.
  • The chance of precipitation is 80%, and the high will be near 73.
    Dallas News, 1 Jan. 2023
  • The chance of precipitation is 20% and there will be west winds of 3 to 5 m.p.h.
    Andrea Perez Balderrama, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2019
  • The light precipitation that falls along the edge of storms, for the most part, just won’t stick.
    Wes Junker and Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The precipitation cools the air, and the downdraft helps to create a line of gusty winds.
    USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Highs are expected in the low 30s for the rest of the week, with no precipitation in sight.
    Adelie Bergstrom, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019
  • All those clouds yielded quite a bit of precipitation, most of it in the form of rain.
    Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The rain has come and gone for the day, dropping about a quarter-inch of precipitation across the region on the whole.
    Greg Porter, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2022
  • Simply pull the cover away along with the frozen precipitation, shake it off and stick it in the trunk, and drive away.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The precipitation could even start briefly as a wintry mix north and west of D.C.
    Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022
  • The main threats from the strongest storms will include high winds, hail and up to a 55% chance of precipitation.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2023
  • Rain will overspread the region overnight, but the precipitation will be on the light side.
    courant.com, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Our region will be on the northern fringe of the clouds and precipitation from the system.
    Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Mar. 2023
  • After a brief respite from the precipitation, showers and storms will return for the end of the week.
    Tom Steele, Dallas News, 25 May 2021
  • In simple terms, hail is precipitation that falls in the form of ice.
    Jodi Torpey, The Denver Post, 12 June 2019
  • The dome would let light in but keep precipitation out.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Mar. 2018
  • At the same time, the rainy season will shorten as less precipitation falls in the autumn and spring.
    Bettina Boxall, latimes.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The precipitation will taper off in the evening and the sky should remain mostly cloudy.
    courant.com, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Roads across the east metro are snow-covered as a light band of precipitation was moving through the area.
    Tim Harlow, Star Tribune, 4 Feb. 2021
  • There is a 70 percent chance of precipitation, with amounts less than a tenth of an inch.
    Express-News Staff, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The high will be around 65 degrees, and there’s an 80% chance of precipitation.
    Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The city could get as much as a quarter inch of precipitation.
    oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2020
  • The main forecast problem was whether more of the precipitation would fall as snow or as sleet.
    Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Last year was the third driest on record in terms of precipitation.
    Adam Beam, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • Portland may see up to a half inch of precipitation before the day is done.
    oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2022
  • But at least one of the featured floats would have welcomed a bit of precipitation.
    Eder Campuzano, OregonLive.com, 9 June 2018
  • Spring is still cold with a fair amount of precipitation.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Most of our precipitation comes in a handful of big storms.
    Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 11 Feb. 2020
  • The forecast calls for mixed precipitation and one to three inches of snow.
    Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 8 Jan. 2018

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