January 9, 2006.
Water vapor satellite of the north and west hemisphere.
This is a more recent satellite. It is a water vapor satellite. There is moisture vapor over Texas. Why is there not rain?
Literally, it is too hot in the troposphere to rain. The condensation that forms rain around airborne particles begins high in the troposphere. No different than snow. Sleet. Hale. Any percipitation, even lake effect snow, is formed above the ground. If the 'air' between the 'falling rain' and the ground is hot enough to evaporate it on the way to the thirsty ground it will never be realized as rain.
One of the phenomina I have noted over the last year is how there is evidence picked up by 'home monitors' that state the conditions are right for rain but there is actually little or none. It is due to the severe drought/heat conditions of the 'new climate.'
