Low clouds like stratus and cumulus float close to the ground, often appearing thick and heavy. Mid-level clouds, such as altocumulus, are found higher up and look more patchy or layered.

Over the coming months, you can see Ash Roberts ’ puffy, picture-book cumulus clouds in a show with François Ghebaly in LA, Nicole Wittenberg ’s glowing pastel paintings of Maine’s stormy ...

But then summer drove off something of a cliff and the extreme heat ended. Much of the rest of July and most of August was fairly typical, lots of 80s highs, some brief lower-mid 90s in lower ...

How does a cloud stay cool under direct sunlight—or seem to vanish in infrared? In nature, phenomena like white cumulus ...

The prefix “alto” (meaning “high”) helps distinguish mid-level clouds from their lower-level counterparts (such as altostratus vs stratus). NWS cloud chart. Click to expand to full-size.

Many of our viewers have captured pictures of rainbow clouds and this is actually called cloud iridescence. Meteorologist ...

Steamy temps for the weekend The first weekend of summer will certainly feel like it!

Original story: Get ready for another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch this morning — but watch for cumulus clouds to build as the clock approaches noon along Florida's Space Coast.

Original story: Get ready for another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch this morning — but watch for cumulus clouds to build as the clock approaches noon along Florida's Space Coast.

Original story: Get ready for another SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch this morning — but watch for cumulus clouds to build as the clock approaches noon along Florida's Space Coast.