How Does ‘Weather’ Actually Work and Why Do We Have ‘Storms’?

Weather is like a big, invisible game that the air plays in the sky. When warm air meets cold air, it starts to move around, and that makes clouds, rain, and even storms. A storm happens when the air gets really excited and moves fast, bringing wind, rain, or even lightning.

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A hot summer day can lead to a sudden storm because the warm air rises quickly and meets cooler air above.
Clouds start forming when water from lakes or oceans evaporates into the air and cools down high in the sky.
When it starts raining heavily, that’s usually because there was a lot of weather activity happening above.

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