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so Convectional rainfall happens when convection of warm moist air happens. When a surface of earth gets heated up makes evaporation more and the warm moist air raises. As the air ascends it gets cooled and form convective clouds. Once the clouds reaches its saturation, it precipitates rain.
Convective rainfall is common in tropics. It is characterized by rapidly changing intensity and over a smaller area as the convective clouds are more vertical than horizontal.
In tropics, convective rainfall results in hail storm whereas in mid-latitudes it results in cold fronts, squall and warm fronts.
Cumulus clouds are formed by the cooling and condensation of rising warm air . Rainfall occurs with thunder and lightning . This rain , mostly occuring in the afternoon , does not last long . This type of rainfall is called convectional rainfall. This is a common phenomenon in the tropical regions during summer.