It was quite warm in Germany last week, so Mika and I went outside a lot and made the most out of the good weather. We noticed that when you look at the streets, the air above them shimmers! It’s as if the street is getting a bit dizzy from the heat.

Last week, Mika and I were on vacation in Finland. When it got dark in the evening, we sat down by a large lake in the middle of the forest to look at the stars. And then it suddenly happened: The sky started to glow.

It was good weather today, so Mika and I decided to take a walk in the nearby garden. After a long walk, we were just lying on the grass, watching the sky...

Today Mika and I wanted to play outside , but then we saw that the sky was completely dark, even though it was still the middle of the day. There were really dark grey and even black clouds in the sky.

Today was a beautiful sunny fall day. Mika and I went to the park and had ice cream. There was a little snowflake on the ice cream cup, which got me thinking. I have noticed that drawings of snowflakes often have six corners. But is this also the case in nature?

Today, Mika and I were once again at the Leipzig Institute of Meteorology. While we were strolling through the new building, we saw a room with “Laboratory” written on the door. Curious, we poked our noses in. Behind a large measuring device...

The other day, I really wanted to go swimming at the lake in the morning straight after getting up. My parents agreed, though it turned out later that it wasn't that warm.

I recently learned that there are different types of clouds at different altitudes. Now I want to know more about how clouds are formed.

In our atmosphere, clouds are mainly found at altitudes of up to 12 km.

It’s been raining all day today. I’m sitting with Mika on my favorite yellow couch, pondering how rain actually forms. I decided to call Johannes Quaas. He said, “If we look at weather patterns, rain comes about when moist air converges and the water is squeezed out as rain, so to speak.”