Meteor showers over Texas; how these light shows dazzle every year

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Making a wish on a shooting star is easy if you know when to look up. Each year, thousands of meteors rain down on Earth. The majority of these are small, the size of a grain of sand, and they can create dazzling light shows in our night sky.

In this First Warning Weather University lesson, chief meteorologist David Yeomans takes a closer look at meteor showers and how they happen.

In this lesson you will learn:

What is a meteor?

Where do they come from?

When are the biggest meteor showers each year?

What else can you learn in First Warning Weather University:

How does a 400-year old tool predict the weather?

Why do some clouds look a little stranger than others?

Lake Travis sometimes stinks more than usual and this is why.
 

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Making a wish on a shooting star is easy if you know when to look up. Each year, thousands of meteors rain down on Earth. The majority of these are small, the size of a grain of sand, and they can create dazzling light shows in our night sky.

In this First Warning Weather University lesson, chief meteorologist David Yeomans takes a closer look at meteor showers and how they happen.

In this lesson you will learn:

What is a meteor?

Where do they come from?

When are the biggest meteor showers each year?

What else can you learn in First Warning Weather University:

How does a 400-year old tool predict the weather?

Why do some clouds look a little stranger than others?

Lake Travis sometimes stinks more than usual and this is why.