virga
Virga is a mass of streaks, wisps or stripes of rain appearing to hang underneath a cloud, but evaporating before reaching the ground. This is the Latin word for "rod" or "stripe." While out and about yesterday, I saw many a virga looming overhead, an eerie, ghostly premonition of the thunderstorms that would arrive later in the night. Weather, in case you couldn't tell, fascinates me in its changeability - the mood swings of the region, the continent and the world. There is still so little we know about the workings of the atmosphere; imagination will always fill in the gaps of our knowledge.
Virgas by Francois Roche
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