This week's question comes from Regina, who asks about one of the basic elements of our weather, "Why do clouds form?" Meteorologist Rob Shackelford: This might sound like a weird analogy, but I need ...

Answer: Clouds form when sufficiently moist air is cooled to the dew point temperature of the air or below, so that either liquid water droplets form on cloud condensation nuclei, or in the case of ...

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 ...

Forming 50 miles above Earth's surface, noctilucent clouds offer a rare glimpse into one of the least-understood layers of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a cloud! With mostly cloudy skies over the next several days, it’s a good time to spot some clouds! In meteorology, the types of clouds we see ...

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 ...

Joint press release issued by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research and Max Planck Institute for Chemistry Antarctica plays a crucial role in the Earth’s climate ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Cloud formations are a key indicator of atmospheric conditions, and flat clouds with fluffy tops are especially telling. Clouds of this structure are cumulus clouds, and ...

Have you ever wondered how a cloud stays in the sky? In a recent conversation with my friend and colleague Alan Sealls, the AMS President-Elect told me that he pondered this very question, and it ...