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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Fri Jul 17, 2015, 12:12 PM Jul 2015

Really neat pix of virga (no, not from astrology)

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Friday FAQ: What is virga?

Virga is rain that evaporates before it hits the ground. Enjoy these photos!

http://earthsky.org/earth/virga-is-rain-that-doesnt-reach-the-ground?utm_source=EarthSky+News&utm_campaign=d4ed07f43b-EarthSky_News&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c643945d79-d4ed07f43b-393525109

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Really neat pix of virga (no, not from astrology) (Original Post) Panich52 Jul 2015 OP

Just beautiful. Laffy Kat Jul 2015 #1

Yw. Some of those skies are gonna end up in my art. :) Hope you clicked link to see rest. Panich52 Jul 2015 #5

Very pretty! I've seen that but had no idea about what it was called. DawgHouse Jul 2015 #2

I see virga quite often while flying around Major Nikon Jul 2015 #3

Bet it does. Panich52 Jul 2015 #4

Summer pop up showers also look pretty amazing Major Nikon Jul 2015 #6

Laffy Kat

(16,386 posts)

1. Just beautiful.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 01:31 PM

Jul 2015

Thanks for posting.

Panich52

(5,829 posts)

5. Yw. Some of those skies are gonna end up in my art. :) Hope you clicked link to see rest.

Reply to Laffy Kat (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 06:33 PM

Jul 2015

DawgHouse

(4,019 posts)

2. Very pretty! I've seen that but had no idea about what it was called.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 02:29 PM

Jul 2015

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

3. I see virga quite often while flying around

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 05:36 PM

Jul 2015

It looks amazing from the air.

Panich52

(5,829 posts)

4. Bet it does.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 06:31 PM

Jul 2015

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

6. Summer pop up showers also look pretty amazing

Reply to Panich52 (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 17, 2015, 06:54 PM

Jul 2015

What you see is an area of convective clouds pouring down rain in a relatively small area.

From below on a day with a lot of puffy white clouds, mostly what you see are the flat bottoms. The tops tend to be of varying sizes with some towering thousands of feet into the air with many not nearly so tall. So if you are flying in between you get to fly around the tall ones constantly banking from one direction and the other to avoid flying through them. It's a blast and the view is incredible.

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