We have all been told since childhood that no two snowflakes are alike (actually, there is a relatively small number of basic snow crystal patterns), but have you ever thought about differences ...

Just like snowflakes, raindrops, especially their sizes, can vary, which can also significantly matter. A satellite snapshot shows that the sizes of rain can be a huge factor in understanding storms ...

GRAND RAPIDS — What's the science behind big heavy raindrops and smaller sprinkling raindrops?? Our Fox 17 viewer Hector H. had this weather question we decided to answer! The correct answer is rain ...

Everyone knows that a raindrop is shaped like a teardrop, right? Well, not so fast. While a teardrop is used to depict a raindrop in most instances, an actual raindrop is round when small. Raindrops ...

Are Raindrops The Same Size? Florida is no stranger to rain and during the summer months, Florida receives more rain on average than any other state. This is known as Florida’s rainy season and daily ...

Almost any aspect of Monday’s weather may seem special, merely because it started a new year, and so it justified a close look at the day’s assortment of raindrops and snowflakes. Traces of both rain ...

If raindrops on roses are among your favorite things, University of Washington researchers have encountered some monster drops that could change your mind. If raindrops on roses are among your ...

As summer unofficially begins this weekend (summer officially begins here in the northern hemisphere at the solstice, June 21) we’ve already begun seeing the staple of summer weather in our area: ...

When asked to picture the shape of raindrops, many of us will imagine water looking like tears that fall from our eyes, or the stretched out drip from a leaky faucet. This popular misconception is ...

Meteorologists have always assumed large raindrops fall from the sky faster because they are bigger and heavier. But following a three-year study of 64,000 raindrops, a team of researchers have ...

We're getting a few raindrops to kick off our day west of Madison, but that rain should dissipate as it moves east. Any remaining showers become isolated sprinkles by 9:00 a.m., and the majority of us ...