Using the moon to predict the weather Last night I got…
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Using the moon to predict the weather
Last night I got home and saw a halo around the moon. Took this photo and thought about the folklore that says it means rain is coming. I believe some traditions go as far as to say you can even count the stars inside the ring to predict how many days you have left before the weather turns.
There’s some truth behind it too. The lunar halo is formed when moonlight passes through ice crystals high up in cirrus clouds. Those clouds often move in ahead of a storm system, sometimes a day or two before the rain arrives.
Not a perfect forecast, but not just a superstition either.
#science
Last night I got home and saw a halo around the moon. Took this photo and thought about the folklore that says it means rain is coming. I believe some traditions go as far as to say you can even count the stars inside the ring to predict how many days you have left before the weather turns.
There’s some truth behind it too. The lunar halo is formed when moonlight passes through ice crystals high up in cirrus clouds. Those clouds often move in ahead of a storm system, sometimes a day or two before the rain arrives.
Not a perfect forecast, but not just a superstition either.
#science
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