Precipitation flying in the upper atmosphere that does not reach the ground is mere anomalous propagation. So too are platitudes and esoteric preachments that are otherworldly or impractical of value to men and women with need now.
This basis for this insight was an observation that was noted by me over 30 years ago when I was aloft circling above Montana as a Labor Department lawyer on assignment. It was snowing at 30,000 feet quite heavily, but none was hitting earth.