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During the monsoon season in the summer, this storm system was spotted shortly after sunset, with precipitation that appears to dissipate prior to reaching the ground (Virga), as well as areas where the rain touches the ground, near Hope, Arizona, US
Crepuscular rays spotted along with virga, near Charlo, Montana, US
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A sunset sky that looks like a painting, accompanied by virga over San Francisco, California, US
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Virga spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Precipitation both reaching the ground from this storm system and dissipating prior to the ground, with the latter known as Virga, as seen here over Somerset, England
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Sunset captured by Alexia's friend, Bob Hunter, looking west toward the Alleghany Mountains, near Vesuvius, Virginia, US
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Virga spotted at sunset over Black Mountain Tower, near Parkes, Canberra, Australia
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A day after a tornado impacted the area, Darcie's friend, Vicki Kiesau, spotted an expansive display of Virga over Tulsa, Oklahoma, US
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An expansive display of virga spotted over Antwerp, Belgium
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Virga spotted over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Virga spotted over Hochsauerlandkreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Virga over the Northeast Canadian High Arctic
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Multiple layers of Virga spotted during sunrise over Arnhem, The Netherlands
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Nearing sunset over West Loch Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland
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A captivating, mixed sky over Lisbon, Portugal
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Virga that resembled a fountain, spotted over Toyohama, Fukuoka City, Japan
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