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; ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"It's a beautiful cloud but not unusual," she said. "It's a nearly textbook cumulonimbus, or thunderstorm cloud." According to Gardner, "A front helped create a line of storms across the central part ...

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 – ...

Have you ever looked up at the sky and noticed how clouds often form in distinct layers, with some huddled close to the ground while others seem to float high above? The stratification of clouds in ...

After severe storms swept through the Houston metro area on Tuesday, an eye-catching display of mammatus clouds — a rare and distinctive pouch-like cloud formation — filled the skies over Southeast ...

Thunder is one of nature’s most dramatic sounds, accompanying brilliant flashes of lightning during a storm. But what causes this rumbling roar in the sky? To understand thunder, we must first explore ...

Clouds are more than just picturesque features of the sky; they are critical indicators of the weather to come. Understanding the various types of clouds can provide insights into current conditions ...