The Basic Building Blocks Every Cloud Needs Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present ...

With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and dark, threatening cumulonimbus — and recognizing what weather each type ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Clouds are one of the fundamentals of how weather works across the world. From shelf clouds to funnel clouds, each is unique and has scientific explanations as to how it is formed and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — During our summer months if you look at the sky you will likely see puffy, white clouds. These clouds are in stark contrast to the gray and cloudy days we can see in our colder months ...

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 ...

Clouds - they cause rain, decreased visibility, and fun shapes in the sky. A cloud is made up of a large amount of very small water droplets or even ice crystals (depending on the altitude of the ...

I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been fascinated by weather since I was 8 years old. I grew up in Minnesota, where the weather changes from wind-whipping blizzards in winter to severe thunderstorms – ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- All clouds are made up of basically the same thing: water droplets or ice crystals that float in the sky. Cloud types are classified by appearance and location in the sky. High clouds ...