The right mix of hot, humid, rising air can produce some of the most powerful weather phenomena on the planet.

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The air around and above us always has some water vapor and some particles in it. The particles could be dust or salt or even ...

Have you ever looked up at the clouds in the sky and wondered how they form? Understanding cloud formation is really important for studying weather patterns and making accurate forecasts. Those clouds ...

I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been fascinated by weather since I was 8 years old. I grew up in Minnesota, where the weather changes from wind-whipping blizzards in winter to severe thunderstorms – ...

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Clouds are a common-place item in our skies. They’re so common, in fact, that we tend not to notice them. They can look anywhere from a plain blanket over the sky to a beautiful work of art, or ...

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - WSAZ’s Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet explains how shelf clouds form. Watch more of the video above to learn about the impact of their formations.

Puffy cumulus and drab stratus are mainstays in the scenery of our everyday life, but there are some extraordinary clouds that lurk above our heads on a regular basis. Clouds play a starring role in ...

People in the community of Little Catalina on the Bonavista Peninsula got a rare glimpse at a fascinating cloud formation this week. A roll cloud — officially known as a "volutus cloud" — is a rare, ...

The Prairies Climate Change Project is a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga brings her expert ...