Puffy, wispy, white and gray, we’ve seen them all this spring. Clouds come in a variety of types, and each type comes with ...

To understand how clouds get their shape, it helps to understand the basics of how they form. When air rises and cools, the ...

High clouds are classified as either cirrus, cirrostratus, or cirrocumulus. Cirrus clouds are made of ice crystals and appear thin, white, and wispy. Cirrostratus clouds are whitish and ...

Cirrocumulus clouds are thin and patchy, sometimes looking like ripples or little grains. They usually mean fair but cold weather, but if you’re in the tropics, ...

These clouds mean a change in weather is underway. Photo of cirrus clouds. Cirrocumulus: Thin, white clouds that also appear like a patchy sheet or layer, but arranged somewhat-regularly into ...

Due to these clouds being so high up in the atmosphere, they are almost all ice crystals. Cirrocumulus clouds have a similar look to altocumulus, as they appear very spotty and in a pattern-shaped ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A bright sunset on Saturday evening across the First Coast featured a rare appearance of cirrocumulus clouds. Not a common cloud in the skies over Florida it had some ...

Fallstreak holes are circular or elliptical holes in altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds. These clouds are made up of tiny water droplets at extremely cold temperatures. The water droplets do not ...

Weather officials say different types of clouds can tell you what kind of weather to expect. Here's a look at the different types.