2007-09-12 23:49:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
If the cold air is shallow, yes it can rain, but then it's called freezing rain and that causes ice to form on the roads and is very dangerous.
2007-09-13 01:32:12 · answer #1 · answered by trey98607 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's not possible. Precipitation that falls from the sky always starts as snow, but if the air is warm the snow will melt and convert to rain before it hit's the ground. As long as the air is 32 F (0 C) or below it will be snow.
2016-05-18 04:30:25 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cloud is just water vapor (steam, if you like), and is composed of very tiny water drops. Now, because the cloud is high in the sky, where the air is thin, these water droplets get cold, below the freezing point of water. It turns out that absolutely pure water won't freeze by itself, even if you get below 32 degrees F, or 0 degrees C (though it will freeze on its own if you get it extremely cold). Instead, the water drops need to stick to something else, like a particle of dust. This is called a "seed". Only then does the water droplet freeze. Once this has happened, other water droplets will stick to the newly made ice-crystal, and also freeze, making it larger. Depending on the conditions, different shaped crystals will grow. In general, we see that snowflakes have a six-sided symmetry. This is because of the shape of a water molecule (two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom stuck together), the angle between the two hydrogen atoms is about 120 degrees. This is also the angle between two sides of a regular hexagon (six-sided figure where all the sides are the same length). So in a sense, water molecules like to "fit together" in six-sided shapes. However, the rest of the snowflake's shape is determined by the "growing" conditions and the shape of the seed.
2007-09-13 00:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by Marcelito 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. most definatly, Here in Canada we call that frezzing rain.
It all depends on air temperture and ground temperture. It can be very cold on the ground, but the clouds are warm, It rains and just causes havic, when it frezzes, instant frezze on whatever it hits.
2007-09-16 11:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by tigerashes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can be raining a thousand feet above you but when it gets to the ground it is in the form of sleet or snow , or vice versa it can be snowing in the upper atmosphere but when it gets to ground it is in the form of rain.
2007-09-13 00:00:05 · answer #5 · answered by gene53107 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the ground temperature may be less but that doesn't mean it is less at the height of the clouds.
2007-09-12 23:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by Swamy 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Freezing rain only which is ice.
2007-09-13 02:04:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
YEP and the sun can shine as well.
2007-09-15 08:29:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its too cold it will only snow
2007-09-13 06:44:48 · answer #9 · answered by mark f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and has done often here.
2007-09-12 23:56:15 · answer #10 · answered by Kevan M 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋