How the Sun Affects Weather?

The Sun is like a giant light bulb that warms up our planet and helps make weather happen.

The Sun shines on Earth, just like how your mom or dad shines a flashlight on you when it's dark. When the Sun shines, it warms the air around us. Warm air rises, and cooler air moves in to take its place, this is like when you blow on hot soup, and the steam goes up.

The Sun heats different parts of Earth at different times, kind of like how one side of your bed gets warmer when the sun shines through the window. In the day, the Sun makes it warm outside, that’s why we play and run around. At night, the Sun isn’t shining anymore, so things cool down, just like how your room feels cooler after you turn off the lights.

Sometimes, the Sun warms up one place a lot, making big clouds and rain, while another place is still calm and sunny. That’s how we get different kinds of weather every day!