Cumulus clouds are the puffy white clouds that are formed by convection, raising parcels of air triggered by the sun heating the ground. If the clouds have limited vertical development and a distinct ...

Lake effect is common during the late fall and winter across the Great Lakes. It is so common that there are areas known as ...

They might be beautiful at times, but clouds are still one of the biggest sources of uncertainty in understanding how the climate will change due to global warming, explains Professor Pier Siebesma, ...

As expected, lake effect cloud coverage was fairly stubborn Tuesday until the very end of the afternoon as the band of clouds ...

Scientists have long debated the role of clouds in climate change, with some arguing that they would make temperatures warmer while others arguing they might help cool the atmosphere. This is because ...

The Basic Building Blocks Every Cloud Needs Clouds need two essential ingredients to form, and both must be present ...

To produce lake effect snow, the air temperature 5,000 feet high needs to be at least 23 degrees Fahrenheit colder than the water temperature, and the air temperature 10,000 feet up needs to be at ...

Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve ...

This causes repeated rounds of cold air to spill over the Great Lakes and create bands of heavy lake-effect snow off lakes Erie, Ontario, Huron, Michigan and Superior. In the simplest form: warm lake ...