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What must happen before precipitation can fall from a cloud? Prentice Hall - Science Explorer.

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In order for precipitation to fall from a cloud, the water vapor has to condense to the point that the cloud is too heavily saturated for the cloud to hold. The water literally becomes so heavy that it cannot exist in its vaporous form, thus, it falls.