stratiform

“We call this type of precipitation stratiform rain,” he said.

Stratiform rain tends to fall evenly across a region, while convection rain can fall heavily in one place but be barely felt just blocks away.

The Washington coast gets two types of rain: stratiform and convective.

“We’re keeping our fingers crossed we can get more of a stratiform rain event versus more lightning,” he said.

That leaves Seattle with mostly stratiform precipitation — the drizzle or mist that sprinkles gently across your hair but leaves your scalp unscathed.