Weather - Facts for Kids

Rainbow colors blend together smoothly because there are actually millions of different wavelengths (color measurements) of light!

Formation & Science

Each snowflake starts as a tiny dust particle or salt crystal floating high in the clouds, which water vapor freezes around to start the snowflake-making process!

Lightning bolts can be up to 300 million volts – that's way more powerful than any battery you've ever seen!The process of lightning formation happens in less than one second!

Formation & Science

A blizzard forms when three winter weather conditions come together: winds of at least 35 miles per hour (56 km/h), lots of falling or blowing snow, and visibility less than ¼ mile.

Formation & Science

El Niño is like a giant warm bath in the Pacific Ocean that forms when special winds stop pushing warm water toward Asia!