The raindrops that patter onto roofs, sidewalks and umbrellas during a shower or storm fall in a wide range of sizes, as anyone who pays attention can see. The explanation for this variety turns out ...

The hows and whys of rainfall have been pondered for about as long as human beings have walked upright. Now a research team thinks it has discovered something everyone else missed: Some raindrops fall ...

Spring showers have arrived in London, but I don’t really mind. I find the splat of raindrops falling on puddles a very comforting sound, one that I associate with childhood and the urge to ...

The largest raindrops in a thunderstorm usually fall at the very beginning of the rain. They are followed by smaller drops that mix in as the rain continues. Why is that? Tommy Korren, Plainfield Dear ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The typical speed of a falling raindrop depends on the size of the drop. A large raindrop, about the size of a house fly, has ...

Although Seattle sees the occasional deluge, more often what shows up could be called drizzle or mist. The drops are smaller and more diffuse. It’s part of the reason we notoriously eschew umbrellas: ...

Q: How fast do raindrops fall? A: The typical speed of a falling raindrop depends on the size of the drop. Gravity pulls everything downward. As an object falls, it experiences a frictional drag that ...