Altocumulus clouds act as a visual cue for a changing weather pattern. These are the types of clouds that appear ahead of a strong cold front and are a common sight. They indicate the presence of a ...

Altocumulus clouds are "mid-level clouds composed primarily of water droplets," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These groups of fleecy clouds share some ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Severe weather occurs in the Stateline primarily during the spring and early Summer months. There are certain types of clouds to be aware of when the forecast calls for severe ...

At medium altitudes ranging from 6,000 feet to 20,000 feet above mean sea level, water droplets in altocumulus clouds can remain in a supercooled liquid phase that cannot be reasonably resolved in ...

In contrast, altocumulus cloudlets appear fuller and slightly larger since they’re closer to Earth. Whether formed by cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, the result is a unique, somewhat orderly ...

Now this is a cloud. Altocumulus floccus with virga also known as 'jellyticularus'. OK, we made up that last bit, but it really is sometimes known as a jellyfish cloud! Altocumulus is a ...

Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, and the environment. We stare at clouds all the time, whether trying to figure ...

Some people say they look like fingerprints, others like ripples on water or the patterns left on sandflats when the water has retreated. Either way, they are one of Mother Nature’s more picturesque ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... To most, the skies over Boulder on Wednesday morning may have looked like a strange form of cloud confetti. But the relatively rare type of spotted clouds ...

If you looked up earlier Monday morning you may have seen some odd-looking clouds in eastern Iowa. These clouds seemed to look like a bunch of jellyfish in the sky. However, these cool-looking clouds ...

SINGAPORE - The skies across Singapore were covered in patches of fluffy altocumulus clouds on Sunday morning (Jan 24). These mid-level clouds can consist of both water droplets and ice crystals. They ...