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 ...

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.

Cirrostratus: Transparent, veil-like clouds with a fibrous or smooth appearance. A sheet of such clouds can cover the whole sky. They are high-level clouds.

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.

Noctilucent clouds can often be seen in the western sky about half an hour – and up to 90 to 120 minutes – after the Sun sets. They are usually electric blue or silver in colour, but sometimes ...