Altocumulus clouds act as a visual cue for a changing weather pattern. These are the types of clouds that appear ahead of a strong cold front and are a common sight. They indicate the presence of ...

The main part of this cloud is made of an altocumulus cloud. These midlevel clouds form between 7,000 to 23,000 feet and develop in a similar way as cumulus clouds or thunderstorms.

These clouds are called altocumulus floccus clouds. The tentacle-looking streaks are ice crystals falling from the cloud but evaporate before they reach the ground, known as virga.

Whether you’re looking for eclipses, auroras, or shooting stars, clouds play a starring role in these memorable celestial events. Whether you’re looking for eclipses, ...

Altocumulus clouds are usually clustered together in a pattern that may look like fish scales. But they can also form a wide variation of shapes and sizes, from castle towers, to a spool of wool ...

Altocumulus clouds are "mid-level clouds composed primarily of water droplets," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These groups of fleecy clouds share some ...

The clouds are named after the Latin word “asperitas” meaning “roughness.” This particular cloud type was officially recognized and classified by the World Meteorological Organization in 2015.

Altocumulus clouds are composed of water droplets that, in cooler environments, become super cooled. That is, they remain in a liquid state at temperatures below the freezing point of water.

A fallstreak hole occurs when a layer of mid-level clouds, like altocumulus clouds, gets disturbed by either warmer pockets of air beneath the cloud, or an object punching through them, like an ...

Over the Florida Keys, these celestial wonders were noticed by NASA and fishermen alike. The sky formations are known as "cavum clouds" or "fallstreak holes." Here we explore unique facts about ...

Thu., Feb. 16, 2023 National Weather Service forecaster Jon Fox captured an unusual altocumulus cloud formation in 2015 to the east of Spokane.

High clouds are (usually) the most transparent. The best sky for stargazing is a clear sky. But if you have to pick a cloud type to squint through, chances are you’ll want to pick high-level clouds.