KnowraVirgaLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Virga, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 1Related 2Compared with 6PrecipitationCompared with: It shows that falling cloud particles do not always become surface precipitation.RainCompared with: It begins as falling precipitation but does not arrive at the surface as rain.Funnel cloudCompared with: Its hanging streaks can look funnel-like from a distance, but they are falling precipitation.Nimbostratus cloudCompared with: Unlike virga, nimbostratus typically produces precipitation that reaches the surface.Fractus cloudCompared with: Virga consists of falling precipitation, while fractus consists of cloud fragments.Rain and snow mixedCompared with: Unlike this mixture, virga does not arrive at the surface as precipitation.