orographic precipitation, rain, snow, or other precipitation produced when moist air is lifted as it moves over a mountain range. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds form and serve as the source of the precipitation, most of which falls upwind of the mountain ridge.

What is orographic rain?

Orographic rainfall is precipitation produced when the mountains of uplands act as barriers to airflow, forcing the air to rise and the moist air moving upslope coo down by producing clouds and precipitation. ... The clouds and precipitation will be concentrated on the windward side of the mountains.

How does orographic rainfall occur Class 11?

Orographic rain occurs when the saturated air mass comes across a mountain, it is forced to ascend and as it rises, it expands; the temperature falls, and the moisture is condensed. The chief characteristic of this sort of rain is that the windward slopes receive greater rainfall.