Weather & Climate questions
44 fact-checked questions — tap any to predict the answer, then read why.
- Why can a small shift toward larger hail raise damage so much?
- Why model hailstone trajectories, not just thunderstorm counts?
- Why do tropical hailstorms produce smaller hail than mid-latitude ones?
- Hail has clear and cloudy bands. Why not just 'up-down elevator rides'?
- Why is the coldest storm top not the best place for hail to grow?
- Why do supercells make 5-cm hail when ordinary storms usually cannot?
- Why can small hail decline while large hail becomes more common?
- Warm air melts ice, yet models project more 30-mm hail. What wins?
- Why does snow crunch underfoot?
- Why does lightning strike tall objects?
- Why does wind make leaves rustle?
- Why are clouds at different heights?
- Why does barometer predict weather?
- Why is there more rain near equator?
- Why do jet trails persist?
- Why do oceans moderate climate?
- Why can we see our breath in cold?
- Why does frost form patterns?
- Why is lightning jagged?
- Why do lakes freeze from top down?
- Why does humidity make heat worse?
- Why does fog form in morning?
- Why do hurricanes spin?
- Why does it feel colder when windy?
- Why do we see rainbows after rain?
- Why does thunder follow lightning?
- Why do clouds look white?
- Why are sunsets more colorful than sunrises?
- Why do snowflakes have six sides?
- Why is the sky blue?
- Why do clouds float in the sky?
- Why is humidity uncomfortable?
- Why does dew form on grass in the morning?
- Why does fog form?
- Why does thunder come after lightning?
- Why do tornadoes spin?
- Why do we see our breath in cold weather?
- Why does it rain?
- Why do thunderstorms produce hail?
- Why are clouds white but rain clouds dark?
- Why does wind feel colder than still air?
- Why does wind blow?
- Why is it colder at higher altitudes?
- Why does ice form on windows in winter?