But what is even more intriguing is that their appearance can give insight into what the weather will be like in the near ...

From cirrus wisps to stratus blankets to cumulus puffs, clouds generally look lighter than air, unless there's a dark nimbus cloud dumping rain on you. With an understanding of how clouds are made ...

Clouds that look like cartoon cotton balls or cauliflower are made up of tiny liquid water droplets and are called cumulus clouds ... enough for ice clouds, or cirrus, to form.

cumulus clouds can rapidly grow vertically into cumulonimbus. When the edges of these clouds look especially crisp, it’s a sign that heavy rain or snow may be imminent. Wispy cirrus are ice ...

Clouds that look like cartoon cotton balls or cauliflower are made up of tiny liquid water droplets and are called cumulus clouds ... enough for ice clouds, or cirrus, to form.

PREMIUM Where are they going? They just won’t say: Cumulus clouds race across the sky. (Shutterstock) At any given moment, the sky over two-thirds of the planet’s surface is covered by clouds.