Changing temperatures and seasons can cause a remarkable weather event called Virga. LPM News' Bill Burton spoke with WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew about the occurrence also known as jellyfish clouds.
This transcript was edited for brevity and clarity.
Tawana Andrew: Today we're talking about precipitation that doesn't quite reach the ground.
Bill Burton: This is one of my favorite things to talk about, and I'm glad we finally have a chance to come around and talk about this. It's Virga. Tell us about it.
TA: So Virga occurs when rain or ice or snow descends from the bottom of a cloud and it evaporates or sublimates before ever reaching the Earth's surface. So this phenomenon typically happens when you have falling droplets or ice crystals falling through a layer of air that is dr