Wisps of rain or ice crystals falling from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground, creating streaks below the cloud base.
From Latin 'virga' (rod, streak, stripe). These phantom rain streaks are visible in dry climates — rain that tries to fall but dies in mid-air.
GHOST RAIN! Rain that falls from clouds but EVAPORATES before it touches the ground! You can see it as wispy streaks hanging below clouds in the desert. It's rain that almost was! 👻🌧ï¸
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