Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you're in the northern hemisphere and it's been a clear ...

Have you ever looked up at the sky and noticed how clouds often form in distinct layers, with some huddled close to the ground while others seem to float high above? The stratification of clouds in ...

Just because you see SLCs - scary-looking clouds - doesn't mean inclement weather is necessarily inbound. Here's the science ...

There are mainly four types of clouds, which are further sub-categorised into 12 sub-types. Usually, when you look up at the sky, you will always find shifting shapes of clouds that are more than just ...

Puffy, wispy, white and gray, we’ve seen them all this spring. Clouds come in a variety of types, and each type comes with critical information about incoming weather patterns. If you’re a local hiker ...

A rare and dramatic cloud formation appeared over Bloomington, Illinois after a tornado passed near the area, creating an ...

I'm weirdly into clouds. I'm not a meteorologist or a climate scientist. I don't even know that much about clouds. I just really like them. Whenever I'm outside or near a window, my eye is drawn up to ...

In this Weather Wednesday, we explain an optical phenomenon that's different from the sundogs, halos, or rainbows you may ...