There are 10 main cloud types, including the fluffy-looking cumulus clouds seen here. Take a look at the sky on any given day and you’ll likely see clouds of different shapes — some look like cotton ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lenticular clouds, like this one over a mountain in Chile, can look like flying saucers. Bilderbuch/Design Pics ...

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 – ...

I would like to know why, when people look at clouds, they see shapes? asks reader Lauren Teneriello. In William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," Prince Hamlet and Polonius chat about a passing cloud. "Do ...

Are you the kind of person who stares up at the sky to watch clouds drift by and sees more than just a fluffy white mass? Do you find yourself lost in daydreams while imagining shapes and creatures ...

Here is an photo from Sunday evening as the sun was setting. There was a towering cloud and it was casting a shadow on a layer of clouds above it. Pretty cool image. The image was taken by Kevin ...

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