Virga: Rain that Evaporates before Reaching the Ground.

By Alex in Pictures on Jul 3, 2007 at 3:53 am

Photo Credit: Charles Jackson

UFO? No, that’s a strange weather phenomenon called virga: rain that evaporates before reaching the ground.

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Christophe
Jul 3rd, 2007 at 11:24 am
Looks too much like a Fallstreak Hole if you want my opinion.
http://www.weeksgardens.com/gallery2/v/mendocino/CIMG2459.JPG.html
The Cloud Appreciation Society has lots more pictures of them, http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/index.php?x=browse&cat egory=16&pagenum=1
Virgas are a bit more “boring”:
http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/index.php?x=browse&cat egory=31&pagenum=1

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