FARGO — You may think you know what a raindrop looks like but it is not the traditional teardrop shape that often comes to mind. The movie Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs may have been onto ...

MISSOULA. Mont. — When we think of raindrops, the classic image of a teardrop may come to mind. Is this truth or a weather myth? Meteorologist Mitchel Coombs explains as he dives into the science of ...

Close your eyes and think about the shape of a raindrop. You probably think of the teardrop shape don't you? Well sadly, everything we learned growing up about the shape of a raindrop is false. It ...

Take a look at depictions of raindrops in movies, artwork, and coloring books - from spheres of water to tear drop shapes, renditions of rain vary quite a bit! Though we can't tell with our naked eyes ...

Way up high in the atmosphere, dust and smoke particles suspended in clouds create places where moisture can settle and form into drops. The drops sitting up here are like little globes of water, ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – This might be one of the more interesting headlines you have ever read, but I promise you that I am headed somewhere with this. There is more rain in the forecast Sunday and ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - With a more unsettled pattern likely to bring us some periods of rain over the coming days, I thought about the shape of raindrops and made that the topic of this weather ...

It’s probably not what you think it is. The actual shape of a raindrop is the result of two forces constantly acting on the drop and acting in opposition to each other: surface tension and air ...

The raindrops that patter onto roofs, sidewalks and umbrellas during a shower or storm fall in a wide range of sizes, as anyone who pays attention can see. The explanation for this variety turns out ...