Horizontal convective rolls, or “cloud streets” as they’re commonly called, mark rising and falling masses of warming and cooling air, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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On December 2, 2024, a striking natural occurrence mesmerized onlookers over Wichita, Kansas, as two unique formations known as cavum clouds appeared in the midlevel sky. These fascinating structures ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonians sent pictures and emails to KENS 5 of a rare phenomenon depicting cloud formations known as "hole punch clouds" or fallstreak holes seen Thursday afternoon. These types of ...

We have big-sky cloud formations to enjoy, ponder and maybe hide from. They range from interesting to downright scary, and it is fun to recall some clouds that made me skedaddle faster than greased ...

MOLINE, Ill — Perhaps one of the strangest appearing things in the sky you'll ever witness, this unique cloud formation comes in different sizes and shapes. It is, however, usually caused by the same ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN viewer Phyllis Miller spotted strange-looking clouds near Luling on Thursday. This cloud formation is known as a fallstreak hole, or hole punch cloud. It’s a large circular or ...

Looking up at the sky might seem like a simple pastime, but for those who know what to watch for, clouds tell stories that ...

Called a “horseshoe vortex cloud,” these strange cloud formations are so fleeting that people seldom see them and photos are a matter of pure luck, experts say. Facebook screengrab/Stan Dorroh photo A ...

A blanket of strange pock-marked clouds has been spotted by NASA satellites off the coast of Chile. A picture of the beautiful cloud formations taken in August last year was featured as NASA Earth ...

Quite a few Iowans spotted ominous, swirling cloud formations Thursday evening as storms moved through the state.These dramatic clouds are called "asperitas."Asperitas are well-defined, undulating ...

It's not uncommon for the human eye to pick out familiar-seeming shapes among clouds in the sky, nor for the human mind to experience, however briefly, the sensation that such a resemblance is more ...