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 ...

Curious about whether the clouds you see mean sunny skies, roaring storms or a stunning sunset? Here’s your guide to the different types of clouds and what they mean for you.

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 14: Shafts of sunlight beam down from behind clouds on August 14, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) One misconception is that there are only four types of ...

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 – ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Have you ever looked up at the sky and noticed how different the clouds can be from one day to the next? Clouds are actually powerful indicators of what’s happening in our ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Clouds take on the form of all shapes and sizes – some fluffy, others wispy, and the mean ones – tall and dark. We can use clouds as a way to tell us what kind of weather to expect ...

Even on quiet nights out for dinner with my wife, weather geekdom can find its way to the surface. Friday was one of those evenings. The Italian restaurant was packed so I dropped my wife off to get ...

Understanding how to identify distinct types of thunderstorm clouds can give you a significant advantage in preparing for severe weather season in Texas. Even observing how the wind behaves ahead of a ...