http://www.weatherquesting.com/ weatherquesting: a weekly weather question and answer column/blog that solves weather mysteries people wonder about. http://www.weatherquesting.com/00-little-pix-clouds.jpg http://www.weatherquesting.com/ What would happen if a lightning bolt hits a tornado? http://www.weatherquesting.com/lightning-hits-tornado.htm What causes rainbows after it stops raining? http://www.weatherquesting.com/rainbow-how-form.htm When I was flying through clouds today, our plane's shadow in the clouds below had a circular rainbow tightly around it. Why is that? http://www.weatherquesting.com/glory.htm Why do hurricanes spin counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere? http://weatherquesting.com/hurricane-spin.htm Why is some ice blue? http://weatherquesting.com/blue-ice.htm Does wind chill have an effect on inanimate objects? http://weatherquesting.com/wind-chill-inanimate-objects.htm Where is the safest place to be when lightning hits? http://www.weatherquesting.com/safe-shelter-from-lightning.htm What is the flash-to-bang time that's a safe distance from lightning? http://www.weatherquesting.com/safe-distance-from-lightning.htm If lightning strikes the ocean, do the marine animals get hurt or killed? http://www.weatherquesting.com/lightning-hits-fish.htm Why do jets leave white streaks in the sky? http://www.weatherquesting.com/airplane-streaks.htm Why does the sky appear clear after it rains ? http://weatherquesting.com/rain-cleans.htm Does lightning strike Mount Everest? http://weatherquesting.com/MtEverestLightning.htm If the ambient temperature is 35° F with a wind chill factor of 25° F, will water freeze? http://weatherquesting.com/wind-chill.htm How hot is lightning? http://www.weatherquesting.com/not-so-hot-lightning.htm Where in the world do the most lightning strikes occur? What causes lightning? http://www.weatherquesting.com/where-lightning-hits.htm When I was flying through clouds today, our plane's shadow in the clouds below had a circular rainbow tightly around it. It wasn't just from one angle, and it was there for many miles. Why is that? http://www.weatherquesting.com/glory.htm Why is it colder in the mountains than in the valley? The mountains are closer to the sun. http://weatherquesting.com/cold-mountains.htm Why does the sky appear orangish in colour when it is cloudy at night or when it is raining at night? http://weatherquesting.com/orange-skies.htm Is Antarctica as cold as a freezer? http://weatherquesting.com/cold-places.htm When a thunderstorm approaches, the sky turns black. Why? http://weatherquesting.com/dark-clouds.htm Why is the setting sun red? Why do mountains turn pink in the setting sun? http://weatherquesting.com/red-sunsets.htm What is the surface like on Jupiter? http://weatherquesting.com/jupiter-surface.htm I've always wondered how there could be clouds when it was below freezing. Should they not just freeze and fall out of the sky? http://weatherquesting.com/clouds-dont-fall.htm Why is it colder in the mountains than in the valley? http://weatherquesting.com/cold-mountains.htm Two identical aircraft leave from the same point along the equator, at the same time, flying the same speed, one heading east, one west. Which plane will arrive at its origin first? http://weatherquesting.com/global-winds.htm Why is the sky bluer on top than on the horizon? http://weatherquesting.com/bluer-on-top.htm Do they have green flashes at the South Pole? http://weatherquesting.com/green-flash-poles.htm Why is some ice blue? http://weatherquesting.com/blue-ice.htm What can cause green flashes during a fast, heavy snowstorm? http://weatherquesting.com/snowy-green-flash.htm If the ambient temperature is 35° F with a wind chill factor of 25° F, will water freeze? http://weatherquesting.com/wind-chill.htm Does lightning strike indoor swimming pools? Has anyone ever been hurt or killed? http://weatherquesting.com/indoor-pools.htm Is there snow or precipitation in the Arctic and Antarctic?  My father-in-law says there isn't any.  He's wrong, right? http://weatherquesting.com/polar-snow.htm Why do clouds "stick together"? Why are they "puffy" instead of a uniform fog? http://www.weatherquesting.com/puffy-clouds.htm I saw a lovely rainbow recently. The sky just inside the bow seemed brighter than the sky outside the bow. Why? http://www.weatherquesting.com/Rainbows.htm There was a very curious sunrise this morning: a solid, pillar of light ascending from the just rising sun. Is this a marvel or merely a common occurrence? http://www.weatherquesting.com/sunpillar.htm Why does lightning turn blue? http://www.weatherquesting.com/blue-jet.htm What causes a glory? http://www.weatherquesting.com/glory.htm Do giraffes get struck by lightning? http://www.weatherquesting.com/giraffe-contrail.htm Why do jets leave white streaks in the sky? http://www.weatherquesting.com/giraffe-contrail.htm#contrail How hot is lightning? http://www.weatherquesting.com/not-so-hot-lightning.htm Where in the world do the most lightning strikes occur? http://www.weatherquesting.com/where-lightning-hits.htm What causes lightning? http://www.weatherquesting.com/where-lightning-hits.htm#cause Do other planets have weather? If so, what kind, what planets? http://www.weatherquesting.com/planet-weather.htm When the sun draws water from the ocean how come we don't get salt-water rain? http://weatherquesting.com/rain-salty.htm What causes Indian summers? http://www.weatherquesting.com/indian-summers.htm Is global warming true? http://www.weatherquesting.com/global-warming-box.htm Where is the hottest place on Earth? http://weatherquesting.com/hottest-place.htm Do hurricanes stay near where they form? http://www.weatherquesting.com/hurricane-hydrogen-bonds-season.htm When is the hurricane season? http://www.weatherquesting.com/hurricane-hydrogen-bonds-season.htm#season How does the energy associated with hydrogen bonds fuel hurricanes? http://www.weatherquesting.com/hurricane-hydrogen-bonds-season.htm#bonds How accurate are the long-term (10 to 15 day) weather forecasts? http://www.weatherquesting.com/forecasts-accuracy.htm Why is the sky blue? http://weatherquesting.com/blue-sky.htm Why do distant mountains look blue? http://weatherquesting.com/blue-mountains.htm Why is some ice blue? http://weatherquesting.com/blue-ice.htm