Virga
noun, (used with a singular or plural verb) Meteorology.
1.
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
noun
1.
(sometimes functioning as pl) (meteorol) wisps of rain or snow, seen trailing from clouds, that evaporate before reaching the earth
virga
(vûr’gə)
Light wisps of precipitation streaming from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground, especially when the air below is low in humidity.
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