Weather The Let's Go Club

This is The Let's Go Club, but mini - expect making, exploring,

supersizing, dancing, fact-finding and laughing,

so get ready for more fun from The Let's Go Club.

Today we're finding out all about weather - bright, light sunshine,

whirling, swirling wind,

pouring, roaring rain,

frosty, sparkly snowflakes.

Whatever the weather, let's get to those facts.

First up, you can see rainbows in the middle of the night. That's right.

You might have thought you could only see rainbows during the day

when the sun is shining, but they can appear at any time.

The ones that come out to play after dark are called moonbows.

They are made by the light that bounces off the moon through

rain or soggy clouds and a moonbow, like a rainbow,

is almost impossible to follow all the way to the end.

Next, if we didn't have the sun, there wouldn't be any weather.

You might think it odd, but without its lovely, warm sunshine,

there'd be no wind, no rain, no clouds.

Basically, no atmosphere. But there would be lots and lots of ice.

The temperature on Earth would drop well below freezing and the planet

would turn into one giant icicle, not cool, but very chilly.

Next, wind is completely invisible. You can't see wind,

it's air rushing from one place to another, but you can definitely

hear it and see what it does to the things all around you.

The strongest winds, hurricanes,

are given names a bit like you or me, from Barry to Lisa,

Peter to Rebecca, but there hasn't been one called Craig yet.

And finally, snow can be pink.

It's all because of a tiny plant

that likes to live on freezing mountain slopes.

In winter, when snow falls on the ground,

it covers over these plants,

then, when spring begins to warm things up,

the snow starts to melt and the tiny plants bloom,

and this makes pink patches appear in the snow.

Something else happens, too - the plants make the snow smell sweet,

so this colourful wonder is known as watermelon snow.

Fact.

You can be part of The Let's Go Club, too.

Grab a grown-up and head to the CBeebies website.

Remember, we're the club that never closes.