Some just call it a sun shower. Others say the devils are getting married — or the rats, or the foxes are having a wedding. In some places, a hyena is giving birth or there’s a hole in the heavens. And although unnerving, some casually remark that the devil is beating his wife. These are a few ways people around the world have described the phenomenon of rain falling at the same time the sun is shining.
You won’t find any of these terms in the American Meteorological Society’s Glossary of Meteorology, but there’s always a place somewhere on this planet where you can stumble upon this magical weather paradox. And as summer officially begins, full of sunshine and thunderstorms, let’s take a moment to appreciate the science behind these sun showers, even if they don’t make much of an impression on meteorologists.
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