Question: How do clouds get heavy enough to make rain? — Bobby. Answer: Typical cloud droplets are so tiny that they remain more or less suspended in the air due to the fact that they fall at ...

When rain clouds travel say from west to east, how does all that water stay in the sky for so long? ... or by the collision and coalescence of multiple droplets to form larger ones.

Central Florida will get a mostly cloudy day with scattered showers and storms possible on Wednesday afternoon and evening, ...

Eat, prey, rain: New model of dynamics of clouds and rain is based on a predator-prey population model. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 26, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 07 ...

Are turbulence effects on droplet collision–coalescence a key to understanding observed rain formation in clouds? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2024; 121 (27) DOI: 10.1073 ...

By flying an aircraft into rain clouds, NASA scientists are on a mission to find out. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Scientists have determined how turbulent air inside clouds causes rain to fall, according to a new study. The findings, ... both of which increase the collision rate.

It’s still all dry, but extra clouds are reaching out ahead of rain chances. We’re warming to the upper 40s to low 50s, with Knoxville around 48 degrees.

Rain, thunderstorms and gray skies over large swaths of the path of totality are threatening to block views. Here's how to make the most of the rare event.

The chance of rain falls to 40% by the afternoon on Wednesday, according to the weather service, and Megnia thinks it could reach 60 degrees in Boston despite the clouds. Rain could pick up again ...