Can YOU smell Rain?

~>Dg<~ · 12 May 2007 at 16:27

i always say theres rain coming cause i can smell the difference but some people dismiss this can you smell it before it comes.

Indy500 · 12 May 2007 at 16:29

You can't smell rain itself (water is odourless), but you can smell dampness (eg of trees), if thats what you meant?

alexakasloth · 12 May 2007 at 16:30

When it's been quite hot I can usually smell a wet tarmac sort of smell.

Jokester · 12 May 2007 at 16:30

You can smell snow for sure, rain not so sure though maybe if it's a thunder cloud maybe you could.

Jokester

Zip · 12 May 2007 at 16:30

Yes i can smell it.

I can also feel when its about to rain.

I can sence it in the change of wind and weather.

Now please go and stop spamming or your account wil become turd

Duke · 12 May 2007 at 16:30

Slightly OT but petrol smells great.

manoz · 12 May 2007 at 16:31

Organic matter usually smells different after its rained.

Duke said:
Slightly OT but petrol smells great.

Yes, yes it does.

Ren.182 · 12 May 2007 at 16:31

Well I can usually smell the dampness on the wind like someone above said. Usually wet tarmac or some wet woods or something.

Zip · 12 May 2007 at 16:31

sr4470 said:
You can't smell rain itself (water is odourless), but you can smell dampness (eg of trees), if thats what you meant?

If you know what you are sniffing for you can smell a sort of freshness about the air that comes about 5 to 10 mins before it rains

~>Dg<~ · 12 May 2007 at 16:32

not spam its just started raining here and it has just came up in convo.

churned · 12 May 2007 at 16:33

I hate the smell of dampness.

Sometimes really funny smells come from the kitchen sink too. :eek:

Glaucus · 12 May 2007 at 16:37

your not smelling rain, your smelling the effects of it, disturbance and settlement of particles. the change in air coolness, which makes it smell fresher.

So yes you can smell rain, but its not the rain smellig, if you get what I mean

Mr.Clark · 12 May 2007 at 16:37

Zip said:
If you know what you are sniffing for you can smell a sort of freshness about the air that comes about 5 to 10 mins before it rains

That's true, although it's not always there. It has to be the right sort of storm.

topgun06 · 12 May 2007 at 16:39

Yeah, when it starts to rain after a dry spell. Smells goooood

Zip · 12 May 2007 at 16:39

AcidHell2 said:
your not smelling rain, your smelling the effects of it, disturbance and settlement of particles. the change in air coolness, which makes it smell fresher.

So yes you can smell rain, but its not the rain smellig, if you get what I mean

I know what ya mean.

The temperature usually drops a few degree about 5-10 mins before it rains

Mum can feel it in her bones and aching muscles about 2 or 3 days before it rains aswell

If her bones that she had broke before ache or her muscles and joints get all stiff and sore it normally means rain is around the corner.

I have no idea how that works or happens though :confused:

Phog · 12 May 2007 at 16:40

Bacteria in the soil produce spores in damp weather. The force of the rain kicks the spores up into the air and they act sort of like an aerosol. That's the smell after rain.

Mr.Clark · 12 May 2007 at 16:41

It's to do with the change in pressure that precede a front.

Business Man · 12 May 2007 at 16:43

first you post about turds and now your asking can you sniff rain ?

keep off that crack pipe

FishFluff · 12 May 2007 at 16:44

Duke said:
Slightly OT but petrol smells great.

It smells like the future

Mobius 1 · 12 May 2007 at 16:51

the smell of fresh grass cuttings is always good, as for rain, yes i can usually "smell" the damp in the air just before it rains. i guess.. petrol for the win.