Why do some clouds look like cotton balls while others look like flying saucers? The shapes of clouds reveal different things about changing weather patterns.

Have you ever looked up at the clouds in the sky and wondered how they form? Understanding cloud formation is really important for studying weather patterns and making accurate forecasts. Those clouds ...

Answer: Clouds form when sufficiently moist air is cooled to the dew point temperature of the air or below, so that either liquid water droplets form on cloud condensation nuclei, or in the case of ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Clouds are one of the fundamentals of how weather works across the world. From shelf clouds to funnel clouds, each is unique and has scientific explanations as to how it is formed and ...

I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been fascinated by weather since I was 8 years old. I grew up in Minnesota, where the weather changes from wind-whipping blizzards in winter to severe thunderstorms – ...

An interesting phenomenon unfolded Monday in the sky over Houston as nearly perfect rows of clouds were spotted. Video submitted to us by a subscriber showed the unmistakable appearance of what are ...

This artist’s illustration shows a brown dwarf that hosts an atmosphere filled with gas and dust clouds. A new study on an ...

Did you know that there are over 100 different cloud types? Even though there are over 100, these cloud types can be grouped into smaller subtypes basic types depending on their general shape and ...

Is this some kind of rare weather phenomenon? The cloud base looks all wrinkled, like a choppy sea surface or kinda like an ...