Clouds get their shapes by the air that surrounds them. We have all experienced those days when the clouds seem like a blanket covering the sky. Just a solid grey, flat cloud hovering in the sky.

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 ...

With the overcast weather we have been experiencing lately, it is no secret that clouds have dominated our skies. But what kinds of clouds are these blankets that continuously keep our sky gray? And ...

Question: What is the difference between a cloud higher or lower in the sky? What are stratus and cirrus clouds? — Jayden Wilkins Answer: Stratus clouds are smooth clouds that usually occur in the ...

IN his “Instructions for Observing Clouds” (London, 1888, p. 12), Hon. Ralph Abercromby defines stratus as “a thin uniform layer of cloud at a very low level,” and as an illustration reproduces a ...

One look at the image of the Golden Gate Bridge below and most of us would call the clouds "fog." What we see there is a marine layer cloud, and a new study has been published that says high carbon ...