When it was raining today the rain was fallin at such speed you could not see clearly.
2006-10-01 09:59:03 · 13 answers · asked by Stevie G 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Wind-- updrafts or downdrafts in the clouds can make the rain fall slower or faster than it would normally fall due to gravity alone. If you mean how much rain was falling at once (I guess we would say the density of the rain), that depends on how much water the cloud held and how much is being released all at once. If there are not enough tiny dust particles in the air for vapor droplets to stick to and form rain drops, very little rain will fall. If there is a lot of dust, heavy rain will fall.
2006-10-01 10:05:15 · answer #1 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The weight and size of each rain drop. Large and heavy drops push through the air faster as there is less air resistance. If the Earth was in a vacuum, all raindrops and everything that fell would move at the same rate as they would be pulled by the same force of gravity with no air resistance.
2006-10-01 10:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by andegar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wind Speeds?
Cloud Density/Amount of Moisture in the Cloud?
Air Pressure at the time?
2006-10-01 10:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of elements effect the speed.
Updrafts
Downdrafts
Crosswinds
Temperature
Speed of temperature change
Height of cloud
Particle density in cloud
Size of the drops, which is related to particle density
Personally I think the Wind and direction are the primary factors.
2006-10-01 11:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by dyke_in_heat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-26 06:48:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Commercial pilots are required to study Meteorology, so he's a perfectly viable source.
2006-10-03 11:04:16 · answer #6 · answered by anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the size of the rain drops and atmospheric pressure.
2006-10-01 10:01:18 · answer #7 · answered by neogriff 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Elimentary my dear......the size of the drops.....the heavier they are the quicker they fall....gravity is the answer.
2006-10-01 10:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by alz_1 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
fci_pitch, how the hell is you being a commercial pilot a source????
2006-10-02 03:45:47 · answer #9 · answered by bobbs b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the amount of water in the cloud??
2006-10-01 10:00:26 · answer #10 · answered by Happyworms 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋