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 ...

Is your weather app predicting clouds? No need to pull out that umbrella just yet. Not all cloudy days are the same, or, not all clouds are the same to be exact. There are a number of distinguishing ...

Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present simultaneously for the process to begin. There are two ingredients needed for clouds to form: water and nuclei. The first ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba conducted a three-year observational study (January 2019–December 2021) using a ...

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 ...

In the summer months, the skies can fill up with a variety of interesting and unusual cloud formations, especially during stormy weather. Here’s a list of what to look for and what different clouds ...

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, dark-matter cloud that is considered a "relic" or remnant of early galaxy ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Did you look at the sky on Monday as the severe storms exited the region? If you did, you might have been treated to a really cool and not-too-common sight in our area: mammatus clouds!

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 ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Clouds form when water vapor – an invisible gas in the atmosphere – sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Early Wednesday morning, parts of the Columbia area saw rain to start the day with scattered showers and storms. This made for a rainy morning commute for many individuals. As the ...