Eli5: Do you know why it rains?

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I know it depends on the water cycle, but I don’t know more

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Water doesn’t have to be at its boil point to evaporate. More so, the water in the oceans and lakes and everywhere exposed to open air slowly evaporates according to how hot it gets. The colder it is, the less evaporation will happen. Even if it gets to ice temps (32F) the air can still hold moisture in it. Just not enough to create normal rain. Even at lower temperatures, there can be a little bit of moisture but as it gets colder, water starts to dwindle from the air. All liquids evaporate like water, just at different temperatures.

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