How does that work?

Oneputt
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edited June 2016 in General Chat #1

Looking at a local weather forecast and it tells me that Thursday is going to be warm, bright sunshine, no cloud with a 30% chance of rain.........WhatSurprised

Didn't know that rain could fall without a cloud being present, so is this a new
phenomenon or is the weather forecaster just covering their backsides?Happy

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  • volvoman9
    volvoman9 Forum Participant Posts: 1,053
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    edited June 2016 #2

    Good question Undecided according to the paper were already into the wettest June on record
    Sad.

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  • Wherenext
    Wherenext Club Member Posts: 10,607 ✭✭✭
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    edited June 2016 #3

    Take a parasol. It'll do both jobs.Happy

  • ValDa
    ValDa Forum Participant Posts: 3,004
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    edited June 2016 #4

    Believe me it can happen, without a cloud in the sky (or at least the area of sky that you can see).  We were sitting on our roof terrace, under a completely blue sky, with a hot sun,  and suddenly it started to rain.  Wet rain, not just a 'mist'!  We looked
    up to see where it was coming from, and nothing was visible at all.  Somehow it rained out of a totally blue sky, and it was enough to wet our roof terrace and cause water to run down the roof tiles.

  • Oneputt
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    edited June 2016 #5

    Believe me it can happen, without a cloud in the sky (or at least the area of sky that you can see).  We were sitting on our roof terrace, under a completely blue sky, with a hot sun,  and suddenly it started to rain.  Wet rain, not just a 'mist'!  We looked
    up to see where it was coming from, and nothing was visible at all.  Somehow it rained out of a totally blue sky, and it was enough to wet our roof terrace and cause water to run down the roof tiles.

    has your neighbour got a black cat Valda?SurprisedHappy

  • tombar
    tombar Forum Participant Posts: 408
    edited June 2016 #6

    WinkOr it could be an automatic watering system for the local garden and/or grass

  • CBRBlackbird
    CBRBlackbird Forum Participant Posts: 184
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    edited June 2016 #7

    I was working on a flat roof a few years ago. Brilliant sunny day, not a cloud in sight, perfect day for the job in hand.

    Halfway through the job we got a short shower of rain, enough to totally wet the roof!

  • IanH
    IanH Forum Participant Posts: 4,708
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    edited June 2016 #8

    Sorry folks, there's only one place that rain comes from and that is clouds. The cloud reaches a point when it cannot contain the moisture that formed the cloud any more....and it falls as rain.

    That's how it works.

    Valda....you might want to have a word with your neighbour about turning down his lawn sprinkler! Wink

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