Weather is really just how hot or cold, wet or dry it is outside.  Sometimes the air around us feels warm and sunny, while other times it can be cool and rainy.  All of this happens because of something called the water cycle!

You know how when you leave a glass of water out on the table for a long time, some of it eventually evaporates (or disappears) into the air?  Well, the same thing happens with big bodies of water like oceans and lakes—except on a much larger scale.  This evaporation takes place all over the world, and when the water turns into vapor and rises up into the sky, it forms clouds.  Those clouds then move around in different directions, depending on things like wind and temperature, until they get heavy enough that the drops of water fall back down to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Then the process starts all over again!

This whole cycle helps keep our planet clean by moving water from one place to another, but it also makes sure we have fresh drinking water and nice weather sometimes too!  Just think about how boring life would be without clouds, rainbows, and sprinklers—not to mention puddles to splash through.  It's all thanks to the amazing water cycle!
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