hydrometeor

A meteor consisting of a collection of water particles, in liquid or solid state, that fall through the atmosphere (rain, snow, hail…), or are suspended within it (cloud, fog, mist), or are deposited on objects located at the Earth's surface (dew, frost, rime) or in the free atmosphere, or are lifted from it by the wind (spray). Also known as an aqueous meteor.

Related terms: hail, precipitation, dew