virga

• Meteorologischer Fachbegriff für leichte, streifenförmige Niederschläge, die verdunsten, bevor sie den Erdboden erreichen, oft als Fallstreifen oder Schleier unter Wolken sichtbar, wenn die unteren Luftschichten trocken sind.

A meteorological term for light, wispy precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground, often seen as streaks or trails beneath clouds when the lower air is dry.

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1. Precipitation phenomenonC1formalscientific

   A visible streak or shaft of precipitation (rain or snow) that falls from a cloud but evaporates or sublimates before reaching the ground.

   Niederschlagsphänomen

   • The weather report showed virga trailing from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud.
   • From the airplane, we could see virga hanging like a curtain beneath the clouds.
   • Virga is often observed in desert regions where the air below the cloud is very dry.