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rain altitude

as i was flying across the atlantic the other day i had a thought. at what altitude does rain stop falling. i presume it can only be up to where the clouds stop. never seen rain out of an aeroplane at a great height!!

bubbles4920 Fri 02/11/07 09:12

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filthiestfis
Fri 02/11/07
15:17

Of course when you are above the clouds you wont be rained on but Ive wondered this too when flying.

bubbles4920
Fri 02/11/07
16:21

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yes but how high does/can the rain start from?

Hawkwalk
Fri 02/11/07
23:59

Thats because over a certain altitude water becomes ice crystals so it wont rain. Take a look here for more details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud

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