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Ok here it is...

I like the rain. The rain is always a nice and welcome sight to me, for some reason.

Other than that, my favorite weather is probably sunny, and 70 to 75 degrees (Fahrenheit).

That volcano lightning looks so epic.
Have you guys ever heard of ball lightning?
I don't know much about it except that it is a wacky natural phenomenon that is sometimes mistaken for UFO's.
It might be real or not, i dont know, i just read about it in a book about UFO's and why people mistake them to be real.

Too **** hot right now. It's 99 degrees outside. I tried walking outside and went right back inside. Good thing I have an air conditioner.

That volcano lightning image is absolutely incredible. Thanks for sharing, that shows exactly why I love the weather and gape at its awesome power.

Have you guys ever heard of ball lightning?

Quick quiz to see what people know!

1. What is the difference between a gustnado and a tornado?

2. What type of front forces warm air to rise violently, often causing severe storms?

3. Individual (single-cell), powerful, often damaging thunderstorms are called...

4. What are the starting and ending dates of the Atlantic hurricane season?

5. The name for a higher-feeling temperature due to humidity is...
and the name for a colder-feeling temperature due to wind is...

I'll post the answers in a while, depending on how many people respond.
If no one answers, (1) it'll make me sad , and (2) I won't post the answers.
Have fun!

Glad I could bring in the volcano for all to see.

Here's a pick of that ball lightning you mentioned

Darn it!
This one should work... I hope...

Darn it!

This should work...

its very hot were i live right now cause its summer and my favorite storm is probably lightning because i like how the thunder sounds and lightning looks

@EmporerPalpatine
Thanks for the image! Ball lighning is very enigmatic, I hope scientists can discover more about it...

@HOCKEYBOY10
I agree with you. I could watch an exciting storm all day!

I heard it's going to be about 40 degrees outside tomorrow, that's really hot...

40 degrees Celsius? That would mean... 104 Fahrenheit! Jeez that is hot!
Or were you being sarcastic?
Either way, that's pretty extreme for summer!

I wanted to present some pretty awesome pictures for everyone, so here they are:


Here is a spectacular wall cloud. It is frayed and tattered, giving it an all the more wicked appearance.


This is a rope tornado, which is being lit by the sun which has also created a rainbow in front of the tornado, making for a spectacular photo. A house in the bottom center nearly missed being hit.


Think this is a wall cloud? Well it's not! It's actually a shelf cloud, a shadowy, clearly defined, low hanging cloud that signals an oncoming thunderstorm. Note that these shelf clouds tend to accompany supercells (quiz answer?) and severe thunderstorms only. In the background, you can see the sun attempting to shine through a treacherous deluge of rain created by the parent thunderstorm.

Hope you enjoyed these pictures!

Also, please participate in the quiz I created at the top of page 3 in this thread!

The largest snowflake ever recorded was 18 inches wide, in Michigan 1800's.

OMG the last pic looks like a nuke went off!