![]() ![]() Dew
When air close to the ground cools at night through a loss of radiation the temperature often falls below the dew point temperature and dew may form. Dew forms most easily over grass because the thin layer of air next to it is always moist due to water transpiration by the grass blades. Wind sometimes limits or prevents the formation of dew because the cooling surface air is readily mixed with air above it. The wind also increases the rate of evaporation, precluding the formation of water droplets. When dew freezes it is known as frost. If the dew point temperature is below freezing, any condensation of water vapour takes place directly as ice crystals known as hoarfrost.
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