When a front moves through or on just a regular day we can see middle tiered clouds here at home. Altocumulus clouds ...

Centuries later in 1803, amateur meteorologist Luke Howard authored an essay that named the types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus and stratus. The word cirrus comes from the Latin word “cirro ...

“Cirrus clouds — high, wispy clouds visible in the distant atmosphere on relatively clear days — absorb and trap more radiation, warming the Earth,” while “stratus or stratocumulus ...

From cirrus wisps to stratus blankets to cumulus puffs, clouds generally look lighter than air, unless there's a dark nimbus cloud dumping rain on you. With an understanding of how clouds are made ...