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Pictured are forecast values of precipitable water, a measure of how much moisture is in the atmosphere on Wednesday.
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Mary Gilbert, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
To our east, the disturbance should encounter more available moisture (precipitable water) and greater instability.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 6 Feb. 2025.
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