What is a shower?

Showers falling from cumulonimbus clouds have a short duration, suddenly start and end, and the precipitation intensity changes greatly. Sometimes accompanied by lightning and thunder, mostly in summer. Showers are intermittent, generally small in scope, with rain banners and often accompanied by strong winds.

Characteristics of showers

Showers mostly occur in summer when the temperature is high, and also occur from time to time in other three seasons.

2. The rainfall is uncertain, and it comes and goes quickly, and the rain is short.

3. Time is discontinuous. It comes and goes quickly, or sometimes it doesn't.

4. Discontinuity in space, that is, uneven distribution in scope.

5. The strength is intermittent. ?

The difference between showers and thunderstorms

Showers usually occur in sunny weather in summer without any warning. The sudden rain made people unexpected and unprepared. Thunderstorms are much more violent than showers, accompanied by electric discharge. There are often strong winds and thunderstorms before coming. The wind came, flying sand and stones, overturning roofs and blowing down walls. In the storm, things in the street danced with the wind, flying everywhere and even uprooting trees. Thunderstorm: Also known as thunderstorm. Shower phenomenon accompanied by lightning. Thunderstorms are the most common in summer in China, mainly concentrated in the south of the Yangtze River in spring and autumn, and the least in winter. After 10, the thunderstorm in the north of the Yangtze River basically disappeared.

Weather and life

When the weather forecast shows showers, people should take umbrellas or raincoats when they go out, or find a temporary shelter from the rain. Because the shower time is short and it comes and goes quickly, it will generally not cause physical harm to people. When there is a forecast or a shower, just take an umbrella when you go out.