Looking up at the sky might seem like a simple pastime, but for those who know what to watch for, clouds tell stories that ...

Mammatus clouds are pouchlike formations that hang from the base of storm clouds, signaling turbulence in the atmosphere but ...

The 10 basic cloud types are classified by height (high, mid, low) and predict different weather patterns. Cloud names incorporate roots like cirro, strato, cumulo, nimbo, or alto, based on their ...

A cloud waterfall is when moist air rises over terrain, forming a cloud that appears to spill over a ridge before evaporating ...

In the wake of the horrific Texas floods, there is a lot of discussion about cloud seeding. While it certainly did not cause those floods, talk about cloud seeding has flowed out of the fringes into ...

Precipitation wise, the first system will bring a bout of scattered thundershowers (yes, thunder!) Tuesday night. No severe weather is likely, but you may be awoken by a few rumbles. Once this system ...

September 12, 2025, is Cloud Appreciation Day, according to the Cloud Appreciation Society. Its website encourages everyone to, “Look up to appreciate the beauty of the clouds.” As I child, that’s ...

Weather forecasting can often seem as arcane as gazing into a crystal ball, but the skill lies in analyzing current conditions, identifying weather patterns and applying climatology to produce a ...

Clouds are important for Earth's energy balance because they interact with radiation in different ways. On one hand, low clouds reflect incoming solar radiation and thus cool Earth through a property ...

With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and dark, threatening cumulonimbus — and recognizing what weather each type ...