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 ...

Many of you saw this scary-looking cloud near Truist Park Tuesday night. Pictures and videos started circulating on social ...

Concept artist Maciej Kuciara shares 8 tips for creating realistic skies that support the story behind your art.

The cumulus congestus cloud rises dramatically in the image, casting a dark shadow over the landscape below. Cumulus clouds appear in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, often recognized as the ...

These are cumulus clouds. They resemble cotton balls and form when it's warm and humid," he said. Cappucci went on: "Because the sun is near the horizon—it's sunset—it's beneath the cloud.

Just because something floats doesn't mean it is weightless. A great example is when oil is poured onto water. The oil will float on top of the water, but that doesn't mean it has no weight.

Cumulus clouds reflect the warm colors of sunset in the sky over Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) Even though the entire cloud collectively is quite heavy, it is a ...

Cumulus clouds reflect the warm colors of sunset in the sky over Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) Even though the entire cloud collectively is quite heavy, it is a ...