The warm and moist air from the Arabian Sea is blocked by the Western Ghats and gets lifted over mountain ranges. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds are formed resulting in precipitation and dry winds to blow over Peninsular India. The difference between Rain and Precipitation is rain falls as water droplets, whereas precipitation can fall as snow, water, etc. Precipitation is any liquid or frozen water that begins in the atmosphere and falls to the Earth's surface. Rain, on the other hand, is precipitation that falls in the form of water.

Orographic rainfall happens in tall mountains as the mountains act as a barrier for the clouds to travel from one place to other. Masses of moist air rise along on one side of the mountain, get cooled down due to condensation and form clouds.Winds coming from lakes or seas are moisture-laden. They are obstructed by the high mountain ranges coming in their way. They start going upwards along the slope of the mountains, the temperature of these winds drop and condensation occurs and rainfall takes place. The warm and moist air from the Arabian Sea is blocked by the Western Ghats and gets lifted over mountain ranges. As the air rises and cools, orographic clouds are formed resulting in precipitation and dry winds to blow over Peninsular India. Orographic rainfall happens in tall mountains as the mountains act as a barrier for the clouds to travel from one place to other. Masses of moist air rise along on one side of the mountain, get cooled down due to condensation and form clouds.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. Orographic rainfall occurs in most of the world: Orographic rainfall occurs because of the obstruction of moisture laden clouds by the mountains and areas of high altitudes. These clouds are generally blown by the winds.Orographic rainfall occurs in most of the world: Orographic rainfall occurs because of the obstruction of moisture laden clouds by the mountains and areas of high altitudes. These clouds are generally blown by the winds.The difference between Rain and Precipitation is rain falls as water droplets, whereas precipitation can fall as snow, water, etc. Precipitation can take the form of liquid and frozen water or ice, whereas rain only happens when the precipitation is in the form of water.