As a scholar researching clouds, I have spent much of my time trying to understand the economy of the sky. Not the weather reports showing scudding rainclouds, but the deeper logic of cloud movements, ...

A new type of lidar is allowing physicists to study cloud tops at a resolution 100 to 1,000 times higher than before. Reading time 3 minutes If you’ve ever been on a plane, you’re probably familiar ...

Knut von Salzen receives funding from the University of Washington’s Marine Cloud Brightening Research Program, which is funded by a consortium of individual and foundation donors. He is affiliated ...

The moon's oddly skewed dust cloud may be caused by an extreme day-night temperature difference, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Two funnel clouds formed near Salinas and Hollister, surprising residents and prompting an investigation by the National Weather Service.The first funnel cloud appeared in Salinas, followed by another ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The fall season is the secondary severe weather season in Middle Tennessee. And honestly, severe weather in our area can happen in any storm at any time. The National Weather ...

Mr. Pretor-Pinney is an author in Somerset, Britain, and the founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society. I love the way clouds billow above your head, drift lazily across blue skies and cast fleeting ...

Weather forecasting can often seem as arcane as gazing into a crystal ball, but the skill lies in analyzing current conditions, identifying weather patterns and applying climatology to produce a ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) – Temperatures finally let us over Central Illinois, but where do we go from here? We’ll tell you in this week’s episode of Shootin’ The Breeze. Weather history takes us back to ...

AKRON, Ohio (WJW) – An eye-catching cloud was spotted over northeast Ohio this week. A picture of the cloud, which was bright from the early morning sunshine but had a tornado-like appearance, was ...