When air is moving perpendicular to a mountain range very quickly, it encounters that barrier. It then gets lifted up, and ...

Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present simultaneously for the process to begin. There are two ingredients needed for clouds to form: water and nuclei. The first ...

Sometimes, we can see some cool looking cloud formations in southeast Minnesota and North Iowa. Air flow is rather straightforward with no obstructions; a gradual uniform pattern. When ...

Satellites soaring high above Earth have revealed exactly how wispy clouds are created by the giant plumes of ash belched upwards in a volcanic eruption. Volcanoes play a vital role in the cycles ...

Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we ...

Graduate students analyze cloud formation data with research scientist Jesse Anderson, using the Pi Cloud Chamber to study atmospheric processes. × Michigan Tech's Pi Cloud Chamber is giving ...

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

With the threat of storms in the forecast almost daily this week, many may be keeping an eye on the horizon. While in the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Technically called “cumulonimbus flammagenitus,” pyrocumulonimbus clouds are a rare weather phenomenon caused by intense heat. These towering clouds form when extreme heat from a ...