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

Weather officials say different types of clouds can tell you what kind of weather to expect. Here's a look at the different types.

From cirrus wisps to stratus blankets to cumulus puffs, clouds generally look lighter than air, unless there's a dark nimbus cloud dumping rain on you. With an understanding of how clouds are made ...

Centuries later in 1803, amateur meteorologist Luke Howard authored an essay that named the types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus and stratus. The word cirrus comes from the Latin word “cirro ...

With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and dark ... might be developing. Stratus: A gray cloud layer with ...