Log in or Sign up

Weather: Those Aren't Cats and Dogs!

A list of 120 words by reesetee.

About

Unusual weather and environmental phenomena.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • marky cool list! Jun 28, 2011

  • reesetee That's...highly descriptive, bilby. Thanks. Apr 16, 2011

  • bilby pwdr sêr, see Wikipedia entry. German term sternenrotz - star snot - refers to the same thing. Other terms listed there. Apr 16, 2011

  • reesetee As I always say, my lists are works in progress. If it's not there, it'll likely be added at some point. :-) Thanks, h!

    Edit: While looking for photos of hernesheir's effects, I found this site. Great images and good explanations for many of these phenomena. Feb 3, 2010

  • hernesheir These are other halo effects caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere refracting sunlight: sun pillar, Parry arc, upper (and lower) tangent arc, circumhorizon(tal) arc, circumscribed halo, parhelic circle, circumzenithal arc. Quite a few more types have been described and photographed. Feb 2, 2010

  • reesetee Thanks! Feb 2, 2010

  • ruzuzu Kelvin–Helmholtz wave clouds. Feb 2, 2010

  • reesetee Thanks, oroboros! I replaced that link--should work now. Will also add pilot's halo. Jan 23, 2010

  • oroboros Reesetee, your link on green sun is broken. I notice that pilot's halo isn't on the list. Recommended. Jan 23, 2010

  • reesetee Nifty! Thanks, bilby! Sep 14, 2009

  • bilby Morning glory, mebbe. Sep 14, 2009

  • reesetee Fascinating. Thanks! Jul 22, 2009

  • bilby Moilanen arc. See here. Jul 22, 2009

  • reesetee Thanks, bilby! Nov 17, 2008

  • bilby belt of Venus. I came across it on this page. Nov 17, 2008

  • reesetee *groan*

    No, uh...I think I'll pass on adding that one to this list. ;-) Oct 23, 2008

  • chained_bear Reesetee, this probably doesn't contain any useful terms for your list, but you should see it anyway. Oct 23, 2008

  • reesetee Sure. Added--in your honor. :-) Oct 17, 2008

  • frindley I'd like to propose fur rain as being especially appropriate for this list. Oct 17, 2008

  • reesetee Yes, I love that word--it's on my Fanciful Beasts list. :-) Oct 16, 2008

  • chained_bear There are firedogs too, but those aren't weather-related. Oct 16, 2008

  • bilby Was my wishful thinking :-( We only have sunburntdogs here. Oct 16, 2008

  • reesetee I can't say I agree, but not to worry--these aren't cats and dogs. :-)

    Snowdog? I haven't heard of that one. Oct 16, 2008

  • bilby Buggle, I did a page search on snowdog and nothing came up so I popped it up there. Got me thinking though of a potential list of -dog derivatives. But seeing as I detest the pests ... Oct 16, 2008

  • reesetee Already listed, bilby--only as two words. Thanks, though. :-) Oct 16, 2008

  • bilby sundog Oct 16, 2008

  • reesetee Never! :-) Sep 23, 2007

  • palooka You don't have to worry about stepping on my Wordie toes reesetee - I'm the expert at stepping on other people's toes including yours! Sep 23, 2007

  • reesetee Thanks, trivet! Sorry--no, slithering rocks aren't precipitation. Added some of these late last night and forgot to explain them. All fixed now on its own page. :-) Sep 23, 2007

  • trivet Reesetee, this is lovely - slithering rocks, especially!

    Are they some kind of precipitation? Sep 23, 2007

  • reesetee Thanks, palooka! I have thundersnow already listed. And isn't "gully washer" just a colorful term for a heavy rainstorm?

    Ooh! I just remembered that you have your own "Wild Weather" list! Hope I haven't stepped on your Wordie toes! :-) Sep 23, 2007

  • palooka A great topic with an abundance of colorful phrases: sheet lightning, thunder snow, squall lines, gully washers, staccato lightning, etc. Sep 23, 2007