But what is even more intriguing is that their appearance can give insight into what the weather will be like in the near ...

Clouds that look like cartoon cotton balls or cauliflower are made up of tiny liquid water droplets and are called cumulus clouds ... enough for ice clouds, or cirrus, to form.

cumulus clouds can rapidly grow vertically into cumulonimbus. When the edges of these clouds look especially crisp, it’s a sign that heavy rain or snow may be imminent. Wispy cirrus are ice ...

PREMIUM Where are they going? They just won’t say: Cumulus clouds race across the sky. (Shutterstock) At any given moment, the sky over two-thirds of the planet’s surface is covered by clouds.

Curious about clouds? Well, you’re in the right place. We’re going to break down the basic types of clouds including cirrus, cumulus, stratus and cumulonimbus. Some you will see on a blue sky day ...