Monday, August 11, 2008

Clouds and virga

Virga is a meteorological phenomenon which simply means water droplets leaving a cloud but evaporating before they hit the ground. As you can see here, the tendrils of mist that seem to hang below the clouds are an example of virga:



Here is a closeup of the same formation:



This morning we had a fantastic sunrise here in Omaha, Nebraska as you can see:





You can view this entire photo album here.