While astronomy and clouds don’t usually mix, a rare type of atmospheric phenomenon, called noctilucent or night-shining clouds, offers an exception, as reported by Space.com’s Anthony Wood.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Early Wednesday morning, parts of the Columbia area saw rain to start the day with scattered showers and storms. This made for a rainy morning commute for many individuals. As the ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Early Tuesday morning, a delicate, wispy cloud type rarely seen formed over western Montana, lighting up the pre-dawn sky. They were visible looking north from the NBC Montana ...

Sky-watchers were treated to a unique sight on Sunday evening as rare clouds developed west of Calgary, Alberta. DON'T MISS: Weirdest cloud in Canadian history? Here’s the explanation Kelvin-Helmholtz ...

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"About 45 minutes before sunrise this cold morning after a storm front moved through the area, these clouds appeared which looked very similar to NLCs," Griffith told Spaceweather.com. "I've seen NLCs ...

Before, during and after strong thunderstorms, you often get a variety of interesting cloud types. Last week was no exception, and you all captured things perfectly. The shelf cloud isn't exactly rare ...

If you’ve ever looked up and seen the sky rippling like a stormy sea, you may have witnessed one of the most dramatic and rare cloud formations in the atmosphere: asperitas clouds. With their dark, ...

A picture of a cloud formation in Virginia that resembles rolling waves is going viral. Weather experts say this type of cloud formation, which was spotted in over Smith Mountain Lake near Roanoke, is ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- All clouds are made up of basically the same thing: water droplets or ice crystals that float in the sky. Cloud types are classified by appearance and location in the sky. High clouds ...

With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and dark, threatening cumulonimbus — and recognizing what weather each type ...

Before, during and after strong thunderstorms, you often get a variety of interesting cloud types. Last week was no exception, and you all captured things perfectly. No matter the weather, you can ...