In the summer months, the skies can fill up with a variety of interesting and unusual cloud formations, especially during stormy weather. Clouds are more than just picturesque features of the sky; ...

Even on quiet nights out for dinner with my wife, weather geekdom can find its way to the surface. Friday was one of those evenings. The Italian restaurant was packed so I dropped my wife off to get ...

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 ...

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.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cloud formations are a key indicator of atmospheric conditions, and flat clouds with fluffy tops are especially telling. Clouds of this structure are cumulus clouds, and ...

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 ...

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 ...