How do clouds form? Meteorologist Stevie Daniels explains how clouds develop and lists the three main types of clouds.

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 ...

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 ...

Here in Middle Tennessee, we see clouds nearly every day, and typically they are the common types like cumulus, cirrus, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever looked up at the clouds in the sky and wondered how they form? Understanding cloud formation is really important for studying weather patterns and making accurate forecasts. Those clouds ...

You wouldn't think that clouds and snow floating around in the sky get help from bacteria near the ground, but those tiny organisms can lend a helping hand in getting clouds to form. First off, let’s ...

April showers bring … funnel clouds? Weather watchers and meteorologists reported funnel clouds forming over the Bay Area ...

On a sticky afternoon in late April 2026, a smooth, translucent hood settles briefly over the top of a swelling cumulus tower ...