To understand how clouds get their shape, it helps to understand the basics of how they form. When air rises and cools, the water vapor it holds condenses into tiny water droplets or ice crystals. If ...

Cirrostratus clouds are whitish and transparent and tend to blanket the whole sky, sometimes creating a halo effect around the sun or moon. Cirrocumulus clouds are also white and can be sheet-like ...

(Image credit: NOAA) High clouds form at heights of 15,000 to 40,000 feet (4,500 to 12,000 meters). These are clouds that you only encounter on the top of high mountains or at the cruising ...

Cumulus clouds are those fluffy, popcorn-like shapes we all know. Stratus clouds are flat, gray layers that cover the sky like a blanket. Cirrus clouds are high, wispy streaks that look like feathers.

Transparent domes offer spectacular view of night sky in Hunan chinadaily.com.cn | 2017-05-11 08:45 A woman takes a selfie in a transparent dome in the valley of the Meijiang River in Central ...

In a social media post, the weather service describes the eclipse impact of low and high elevation clouds. Monday afternoon should be nice otherwise, with high temperatures in the upper 60s.