Rime Ice

[Trent Watts]

Ok.. So this is new to me. Our local weather people say that over the last few days we have a widespread deposit of 'rime ice'. I have lived in this environment for over 70 years and never heard this term. I have always talked about 'hoar frost'. So Dr. Google tells me this.

With rime, the moisture comes from freezing fog water droplets that turn directly from a liquid state to a solid state, or through direct freezing. On the other hand, hoar frost occurs on a clear, cold night where water vapour sublimates: transitioning immediately from a gaseous state to a solid state.

Now you know.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Really like the first one, though both are nice.

 

[AlanLichty]

Rime ice can be quite photogenic.

I used to see a lot this during foggy and cold winter months near Logan Utah where I first went to college.

 

[JimFox]

I like both of these Trent. I had actually been wondering what was the difference between the two, and they sound incredibly similar. Between you and Ken, we are getting quite the education today.