To understand how clouds get their shape, it helps to understand the basics of how they form. When air rises and cools, the ...

When cumulonimbus clouds grow high enough into the atmosphere, the temperature becomes cold enough for ice clouds, or cirrus, to form. Clouds made up entirely of ice are usually more transparent.

A cumulonimbus cloud over eastern Georgia photographed on August 9th, 2024. Marshall Shepherd. Even on quiet nights out for dinner with my wife, weather geekdom can find its way to the surface.

Puffy, wispy, white and gray, we’ve seen them all this spring. Clouds come in a variety of types, and each type comes with ...

Cirrostratus clouds have a veil-like appearance that is nearly transparent. This can create a halo effect as the sun or moon shines through the ice crystals. Cumulonimbus ...

Mammatus cloud: A drooping cumulonimbus cloud in its latter stage of development (has a pouch-like appearance). These clouds are often are seen hanging from the anvil of a severe thunderstorm, but ...

Mammatus cloud: A drooping cumulonimbus cloud in its latter stage of development (has a pouch-like appearance). These clouds are often are seen hanging from the anvil of a severe thunderstorm, but ...

Cumulonimbus clouds. Towering, dense clouds with a flat, anvil-shaped top. Develops from cumulus clouds and can reach great heights, often associated with thunderstorms.

Mammatus cloud: A drooping cumulonimbus cloud in its latter stage of development (has a pouch-like appearance). These clouds are often are seen hanging from the anvil of a severe thunderstorm, but ...