Puffy, wispy, white and gray, we’ve seen them all this spring. Clouds come in a variety of types, and each type comes with ...

To understand how clouds get their shape, it helps to understand the basics of how they form. When air rises and cools, the water vapor it holds condenses into tiny water droplets or ice crystals. If ...

Stratus clouds come from the Latin word “stratus” which means layer. These clouds are formed under stable conditions and can ...

San Francisco forecast includes possible dry thunderstorms and prevailing marine layer with normal temperatures and a cooling ...

Stratus clouds (the flat ones) “Stratus” comes from the Latin word meaning layer or spread over. Stratus clouds form when a large, moist air mass gradually cools as it rises.

Because stratus clouds form at such a low altitude (typically below 2,000 ft, but can form as high as 4,000 ft), the droplets within the clouds remain in liquid form. Jennifer Gray is a weather ...

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