Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present simultaneously for the process to begin. There are two ingredients needed for clouds to form: water and nuclei. The first ...

The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they'd like an expert to answer. Amanda, age 5, wants to know how clouds' shapes are made. An expert explains. I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been ...

Have you ever looked up at the clouds in the sky and wondered how they form? Understanding cloud formation is really important for studying weather patterns and making accurate forecasts. Those clouds ...

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 – ...

This week's question comes from Regina, who asks about one of the basic elements of our weather, "Why do clouds form?" Meteorologist Rob Shackelford: This might sound like a weird analogy, but I need ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains how clouds form, breaking down the science of water vapor, condensation, and atmospheric conditions that create the clouds we see in the sky. Photos show the scene of a ...

The right mix of hot, humid, rising air can produce some of the most powerful weather phenomena on the planet. How do harmless puffy white clouds grow into towering, potentially dangerous cumulonimbus ...

Clouds are a common-place item in our skies. They’re so common, in fact, that we tend not to notice them. They can look anywhere from a plain blanket over the sky to a beautiful work of art, or ...

How do harmless puffy white clouds grow into towering, potentially dangerous cumulonimbus thunderstorms? On their surface, clouds appear to be an odd contradiction of nature — light enough to float on ...