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RosieG

What is the cause of "dry" thunder storms? The loud CRACK of thunder and the sky lights up due to the lightning but no rain. Why?

Posted - August 19, 2020
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  • 33908
    Dry air near the earth's surface. But enough moisture high up in the atmosphere to help form the lightning. 
      August 19, 2020 4:43 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    I don't know if it's my imagination but it seemed to be way back then that we had a lot more of them when I was a kid. Thank you for your explanation m2c. So dry air causes thunder? Isn't that a weird thing though? Lots of stuff is weird. I wonder if the world is weirding out and that will be its last shout. WEIRD is where we came from. WEIRD is where we lived. WEIRD is our destination. Could be. Anything is possible. Gotta ask. This post was edited by RosieG at August 19, 2020 7:09 AM MDT
      August 19, 2020 5:45 AM MDT
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  • 33908
    We do not get dry storms here. So I do not know if they have increased. 

    Dry air prevents rain from forming. Thunder is the result of lightning. 
      August 19, 2020 6:18 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your reply m2c.
      August 19, 2020 7:09 AM MDT
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