Soft Wet Rain

From the comfort of your window, the world outside is draped in the beauty of the steady rain. The raindrops fall softly over houses and tress and gather in beautiful puddles reflecting the still darkening sky. Every once in a while, the rumble of thunder can be heard in the distance and it is the only noise to penetrate the steady downpour. Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then precipitated—that is, become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth.