Learn about noctilucent clouds. Find out how these night-shining clouds form and where and when you can see them.
Weather
Learn about 4 types and 10 types of clouds, how to recognize them, and the weather to expect when you see them in the sky.
Types of Clouds and How to Recognize Them
Learn what a sun dog is, how one forms, where to see one, and whether a parhelion means anything. Also learn about moon dogs.
What Is a Sun Dog?
Learn about virga. Get its definition in weather. Learn about how it works and the types of clouds that produce it.
Virga – Rain or Snow That Doesn’t Reach the Ground
Learn how to make a homemade weather barometer. Here are two easy methods you can try using common household materials.
How to Make a Homemade Barometer – 2 Ways
Find out what a tornado sounds like. Get examples of sounds that resemble tornadoes.
What Does a Tornado Sound Like?
Learn how to use the time between lightning and thunder to tell how far away lightning is. See how many seconds equals one mile.
Time Between Lightning and Thunder – How Far Away Is ...
See how to make snow with boiling water. Learn why the water needs to be boiling and how cold it needs to be for the project to work.
How to Make Snow With Boiling Water
Learn whether it can be too cold to snow and why snow formation is unlikely when the temperature drops very low.