Cloud shapes arise from how air moves and mixes at different heights. When air rises, it cools. If it cools to its dew point, water vapour condenses into droplets or ice, forming a cloud. If the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Lightning is a staple of West Michigan weather, but many natives might not know how this common phenomenon is made. Lightning is caused in cumulus clouds when ice ...

Got your head in the clouds? Well, that's exactly where I want you. Clouds are fascinating to watch as they float through the sky. But what is even more intriguing is that their appearance can give ...

Mr. Pretor-Pinney is an author in Somerset, Britain, and the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. I love the way clouds billow above your head, drift lazily across blue skies and cast fleeting ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Eagle-eyed Tampa Bay residents spotted an unusual – and very cool – cloud formation in the afternoon sky on Tuesday. As Max Defender 8 Meteorologist Amanda Holly explains in the ...

Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, and the environment. We stare at clouds all the time, whether trying to figure ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A beautiful and relatively rare sight was captured Wednesday evening over Palm Beach County as a rainbow cloud formed. Cloud iridescence is also called a rainbow cloud or a ...

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MADISON, Wis. - Both are ominous looking clouds that are sometimes present with thunderstorms and are often confused for each other. Let's take a look at a shelf cloud, a wall cloud and discuss how ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Just over a week ago, on June 20, 2025, storm activity rolled across the Brazos Valley, leaving behind pouch-shaped clouds that had folks all over the area looking up at the sky.