As photographed from 220 miles above Earth by an Expedition 25 crew member in the orbiting International Space Station, this building cumulonimbus cloud is over the rain forest area of east central ...

Even on quiet nights out for dinner with my wife, weather geekdom can find its way to the surface. Friday was one of those evenings. The Italian restaurant was packed so I dropped my wife off to get ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and ...

Cumulonimbus clouds are also known as thunderstorm clouds. High winds, usually from the jet stream, can flatten the top of the cloud into an anvil-like shape. The anvil usually points in the direction ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Mother Nature put on a display of convection (rising air) over the mountains, lifting moisture rapidly toward an invisible ceiling in the atmosphere. The event began with a ...

In the summer months, the skies can fill up with a variety of interesting and unusual cloud formations, especially during stormy weather. Clouds are more than just picturesque features of the sky; ...

Cumulonimbus clouds (the clouds that produce thunderstorms) build upward into the atmosphere 30 to 65 thousand feet, sometimes higher. The primary force that drives those clouds to such a great height ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Technically called “cumulonimbus flammagenitus,” pyrocumulonimbus clouds are a rare weather phenomenon caused by intense heat. These towering clouds form when extreme heat from a ...

Clouds are more than just picturesque features of the sky; they are critical indicators of the weather to come. Understanding the various types of clouds can provide insights into current conditions ...