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Pictured are forecast values of precipitable water, a measure of how much moisture is in the atmosphere on Wednesday.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
To our east, the disturbance should encounter more available moisture (precipitable water) and greater instability.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
It is revealed by high values of precipitable water, the total amount of water in a column if all the water vapor was condensed out as a liquid.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2023
PWATs, or precipitable water indexes — a measure of how much moisture is present in a column of air from the bottom to the top of the atmosphere — are approaching a remarkable three inches.
—Zach Rosenthal, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022
The colors show precipitable water in the atmosphere, which is basically how much water would fall as rain if all the moisture over a particular spot condensed and fell to the ground.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2017
The high-resolution NAM model simulated precipitable water values between 2 and 2.5 inches over the region — in record territory for early July.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 3 July 2022
PWATs, or precipitable water indexes - a measure of how much moisture is present in a column of air from the bottom to the top of the atmosphere - are approaching a remarkable three inches.
—Annabelle Timsit and Zach Rosenthal, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Aug. 2022
The forecast map of total water vapor content (called precipitable water) for Saturday morning is shown below.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 July 2022
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First Known Use
1670, in the meaning defined above
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“Precipitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/precipitable. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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