When's the last time you went cloud-gazing? Sinking, rising, spreading, changing—there’s always something exciting happening to the clouds overhead. The big puffy ones—what are they called? And the ...

Well, as meteorologists, we do that all the time! And it actually helps us predict the weather. So many times when I'm with my friends, they ask me what type of cloud we're seeing (some even send me ...

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 ...

Is your weather app predicting clouds? No need to pull out that umbrella just yet. Not all cloudy days are the same, or, not all clouds are the same to be exact. There are a number of distinguishing ...

To many, clouds are merely part of the backdrop in a typical day. We take notice when the sky is devoid of clouds, or full of dark, menacing ones. But to the trained eye, all clouds betray a wealth of ...

The 10 basic cloud types are classified by height (high, mid, low) and predict different weather patterns. Cloud names incorporate roots like cirro, strato, cumulo, nimbo, or alto, based on their ...

A research team has explored how different cloud types impact solar forecasting. The scientists explained that clouds present a great challenge to solar forecasting due to diverse and complex ...