Question: What is the difference between a cloud higher or lower in the sky? What are stratus and cirrus clouds? — Jayden Wilkins Answer: Stratus clouds are smooth clouds that usually occur in the ...

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 ...

When's the last time you went cloud-gazing? Sinking, rising, spreading, changing—there’s always something exciting happening to the clouds overhead. The big puffy ones—what are they called? And the ...

Cirrus clouds are the clouds with feathery tails. They are very high clouds, usually 20,000 to 30,000 feet above the ground, where the temperature is well below freezing. So even in summer, these ...

Clouds are made of ice particles and water droplets and are suspended in the atmosphere. While cumulus, cirrus, and stratus clouds are most common, some clouds have unique names or are a blend of ...

Modern weather forecasts rely on complex computer simulators. These simulators use all the physics equations that describe the atmosphere, including the movement of air, the sun’s warmth, and the ...

Have you ever gazed at the sky and watched the clouds float by? It can be a peaceful experience, or it can be nerve-wracking if you’re scanning for dangerous weather. Either way, clouds are a part 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 – ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of The Dallas Morning News’ coverage of the 2024 total solar eclipse. For more, visit dallasnews.com/eclipse. With less than a ...

FARGO — The big, fluffy cumulonimbus clouds of summer will be gone from our sky until spring weather returns. From now through most of February or into March, the clouds in our sky will be almost ...