Collisions between drops, when enforced by an artificially confined channel (as opposed to a free turbulent air jet with turbulence levels much more representative of the medium at a cumulus base ...
We’ll enjoy a sunny close to the workweek with low 30s at sunrise climbing to around 50 degrees Friday afternoon with a light north breeze. Scattered morning showers on Saturday will give way to ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A weak front will drop temperatures across the greater Portland, Vancouver area on Thursday as a few brief showers are possible. Most of the Pacific Northwest will remain ...
Hailstones can form in a thunderstorm with a strong updraught when frozen raindrops, suspended in the updraught, grow rapidly by 'sweeping up' small cloud droplets which freeze on contact. Their ...
Freezing rain occurs when the layer of freezing air is so thin that the raindrops do not have enough time to freeze before reaching the ground. Instead, the water freezes on contact with the ...