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Because the clouds are made of water vapour, and it the rain is the water vapour when it has condensed, so without the clouds, there is nowhere for the water to come from
The answer above is INCORRECT. The correct answer from NASA Ames Research Center is found below.
"Clouds cover a huge range of physical dimensions, and particle sizes. The particle size range is similar to that from baseballs to planets. Not surprisingly the physics of the clouds varies significantly over such a large particle size range. There are several aspects of cloud physics that we take for granted on Earth, but which are not general. FOR INSTANCE IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE TO HAVE RAIN WITHOUT CLOUDS. Clouds occur on Earth because it is relatively difficult to grow particles to large enough sizes for coalescence to occur. Similarly, significant supersaturations can occur without cloud formation. It is thought that as much as 20% of the upper troposphere of Earth is supersaturated with respect to ice, but clouds are not present due to the difficulty of ice nucleation. Such supersaturated regions may be even more common on cold planets."
Quote taken from: NASA Ames Research CenterLink: http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/palebluedot/abstracts/toon.HTML
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt is actually called a sunshower, and not, as one person said, magic. The sunshower or sun shower is an unusual meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining. Basically, even though cumulumform clouds are producing rain, they lack the density to block the sun and so we have run with the sun shining. Alternatively, the sun can be low enough on the horizon and the clouds coverage small enough for the sun to be seen bellow the cloud coverage (this usually produces a rainbow)
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∙ 16y ago# Yes it does rain when when it's cloudy. In fact it only rains when its cloudy.
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∙ 15y agoNo, there has to be a point of origin for the rain. Since rain comes from clouds, there has to be a cloud somewhere for it to rain.
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∙ 10y agorain rain go away come again another day
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Is it cold when it rains?
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∙ 16y agoit doesn't.
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Can it rain but white clouds no rain clouds?
no you need rain clouds
What are high grayish clouds called?
the clouds that bring rain are usally cumulonimbus clouds
How is rain associated with clouds?
without clouds there wouldn't be rain and without rain there wouldn't be water.
What is an area on a mountainside with less rain and clouds?
What is an area on a mountainside with less rain and clouds?RAIN SHADOW
Are nimbus clouds rain clouds?
Nimbus clouds are dark gray cloud bearing rain. So, yes.
Can it rain but white clouds no rain clouds?
no you need rain clouds
How does the rain get in the clouds?
the clouds are the rain
What are high grayish clouds called?
the clouds that bring rain are usally cumulonimbus clouds
What clouds are rain clouds?
Rain clouds are are rain clouds so stop being dumb...that wasn't the right answer u dumbo.
How are clouds and rain related?
the rain comes from clouds
What is dark rain clouds?
Dark rain Clouds are clouds that are black when it rains
Is white fluffy clouds rain?
No, White fluffy clouds (Cumulus clouds) do not usually cause rain. usually rain clouds are dark.
What type of clouds produce endless rain?
Rain clouds...obviouly!
What is rain cloud?
Dark rain Clouds are clouds that are black when it rains
What is dark rain?
Dark rain Clouds are clouds that are black when it rains
Does Jupiter have clouds and acid rain?
Jupiter has clouds, but not acid rain.
How is rain associated with clouds?
without clouds there wouldn't be rain and without rain there wouldn't be water.
