This week’s weather quiz question was: How fast do raindrops and snowflakes fall? Here is the answer. First of all it depends on their size. The smallest drops of drizzle almost float, but the very largest raindrops fall at up to 16 to 20 mph. That means a large raindrop falling from the base of a thunderstorm at 5,000′ above the ground will take about 3 minutes to splash down. Snowflakes fall at speeds between one and five mph. I’ll have a new question for you Monday. Remember, the first person to correctly answer the question (as a comment) wins one week of personalized forecasts tailored to your needs.