Is There Weather On The Moon?

Imagine Earth's weather: Rain falling, winds blowing, clouds drifting across blue skies. Now look at the Moon, hanging silent above us. While it doesn't have weather like we know it, our closest neighbor experiences its own kind of “weather” drama (1).

No Atmosphere But Not Empty

The Moon does have something of an atmosphere, though calling it that might be stretching things. Scientists describe it as an "exosphere"- so tenuous its particles seldom collide. Compare Earth's atmosphere to a crowded room where the Moon's would be more like an audience in a football stadium. Without this typical atmosphere, the moon has no wind, no rain, no weather like Earth (1).

Dance of the Dust