Weather Facts for Kids

'Red sky at night, sailor's delight' is based on real science — a red sunset means dry weather is likely coming.

Aomori City in Japan is the snowiest city in the world, receiving about 26 feet of snow per year.

Hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.

Virga is rain that falls from clouds but evaporates completely before it reaches the ground.

Clouds float because they are made of incredibly tiny water droplets that are light enough to stay suspended in air.

Supercell thunderstorms have a rotating updraft and can produce the most violent tornadoes on Earth.

Many animals can sense weather changes — birds fly lower before a storm and frogs croak louder before rain.

The Amazon Rainforest creates about half of its own rainfall by releasing water vapor from its trees.

A haboob is a giant wall of dust that can be over a mile high and travel at 60 miles per hour.

When lightning strikes sand, it can fuse the grains into hollow glass tubes called fulgurites.