A virga, also called a dry storm, is an observable streak or shaft of precipitation that evaporates or sublimates before reaching the ground. [1] A shaft of precipitation that does not evaporate …

When rain falls from a cloud but doesn't reach the ground it can create wispy tails from clouds known as virga. What are virga? Virga, from the Latin for 'rod' or 'branch' appear as light...

2024年9月1日 · Have you seen clouds that are pouring rain … but the rain never reaches the ground? Meteorologists call this rain by the name virga. You see virga in places where the air …

2025年1月17日 · The virga rain is visible as wispy light-colored streaks or tails that extend below the cloud base before disappearing in mid-air. Virga clouds are also commonly known as …

The appearance of virga from the ground is of trails that hang down like tentacles from a clump or layer of cloud, waving not in the currents of the ocean, but in those of the atmosphere. When …

2022年1月6日 · Altocumulus and altostratus clouds are the main types of clouds producing virga. However, it sometimes falls from high-altitude cumuliform clouds, where precipitation falls into …

Virga cloud formations are essentially rain and precipitation strips falling from a cloud that evaporate before hitting the ground. Virga is created when precipitation drops from a cloud …

2023年4月15日 · Virga is a weather phenomenon where precipitation evaporates before reaching the ground, creating wispy streaks below clouds. Virga can occur in various types of clouds, …

2024年11月24日 · Virga is a phenomenon characterized by precipitation that falls from clouds but evaporates before reaching the ground. Virga occurs in specific cloud types and forms under …

In meteorology, a virga is an observable streak or shaft of precipitation falling from a cloud that evaporates or sublimates before reaching the ground. A shaft of precipitation that does not …