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Saturday, November 8, 2014

A Day of Virga

Most have seen virga, but most just have no idea what they observe.

Today, due to weather conditions, the radar was full of precipitation, but no rain was found at the ground.

I was driving, and a few drops of rain hit my windshield. To the North, long streamers of virga hung from the clouds, never reaching the ground, and it was obvious the same streamers were overhead; except a few drops of rain lasted to strike my windshield.

It's not a rare occurrence, but it's remarkable, when observed.
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  1. Ed BonderenkaNovember 8, 2014 at 8:18 PM

    Man, I thought you wrote, a day of viagra.

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    1. All ConsumingNovember 9, 2014 at 4:47 AM

      Hahahahaha.

      On a more serious note - I liked this vignette very much, and you are correct that I had no idea what viga was. Lovely imagery.

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    2. All ConsumingNovember 9, 2014 at 4:47 AM

      Or virga even

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  2. Practical ParsimonyNovember 9, 2014 at 5:40 AM

    I thought it was a Day of Virgo. Since I am a Virgo, I wondered what I missed. It seems we have lots of virga.

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  3. DaBladeNovember 9, 2014 at 6:34 AM

    GOOD ONE ED!!! If these weather conditions last for more than 4 hours, call a meteorologist immediately!

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    1. Ed BonderenkaNovember 9, 2014 at 7:46 AM

      Good, I'm done laughing now and I can breathe again.

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  4. JessNovember 9, 2014 at 8:28 AM

    I really don't know what to write in response, except to add that "virga" translated from Latin is "staff", in English.

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  5. fillyjonkNovember 10, 2014 at 1:42 PM

    Virga is cool to watch. (My dad is a geologist who also taught a class about climatic phenomena, so I learned about it early).

    I once had the experience here, during a drought, of seeing rain fall from the clouds and then evaporate about 12 feet above the ground....you could see the drops coming down and then they'd just be gone. It was the darnedest thing I ever saw - and standing on my front porch to watch it, at that.

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    1. JessNovember 10, 2014 at 5:26 PM

      That made my imagination go into high gear. That's one of those experiences so unique, few realize the opportunity, or really understand what they're observing. You were lucky your dad was so interested in such things and willing to share.

      The best photo I've seen of virga has a huge hole in a deck of cumulostratus clouds, with the ice droplets falling in mass. From the photo, it appears the ice sublimated, which is another interesting phenomena.

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