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What is the diagonal line under the weather forecast cloud?

The denser diagonal lines under the white clouds represent the heavier rain in the future. Generally speaking, one diagonal line is light rain, two are moderate rain and three are heavy rain.

"Light rain" means "not much rain". Generally speaking, raindrops are clearly visible, do not float, do not splash on the ground, the water in the depression is slow, the rain in the house is weak, and only the eaves drip. You can walk a short distance in the rain without an umbrella, and you won't get all your clothes wet.

Related terms:

1, light rain: the daily precipitation is less than 10 mm.

2. Heavy rain: The daily precipitation is 25.0 to 49.9 mm. ..

3. Freezing rain: raindrops freeze on the ground below 0℃, also known as rainstorm, which often causes power lines to fall and the road surface to freeze, affecting communication, power supply and traffic.

4. sleet: the temperature near the ground is slightly higher than 0℃, and wet snow or rain and snow drop at the same time.

Extended data:

Matters needing attention in thunderstorm weather:

1, should stay indoors, and close the doors and windows, outdoor workers should hide in the building.

2. TV, audio and other electrical appliances without lightning protection measures or insufficient lightning protection measures should not be used, and faucets should not be used.

3. Don't touch antennas, water pipes, barbed wire, metal doors and windows, external walls of buildings, and stay away from live equipment such as wires or other similar metal devices.

4. Avoid using telephones and wireless phones.

5. Don't swim or engage in other water sports. Not suitable for outdoor ball games, mountain climbing, horse riding and other sports. Leave the water and other open spaces and look for places with lightning protection facilities to escape.

The main contents of weather forecast are the future rain, maximum and minimum temperature, wind direction and wind force and special disastrous weather in a region or city. As far as China is concerned, meteorological stations can accurately predict the location and intensity of natural disasters such as cold waves, typhoons and rainstorms, and can directly serve industrial and agricultural production and people's lives.