On Saturday afternoon, a wonderful phenomenon took over Sharjah's skies — the 22º halo. Wondering what it is, or why it ...

Curious about whether the clouds you see mean sunny skies, roaring storms or a stunning sunset? Here’s your guide to the ...

The cloud types covered in the research are cumulus, stratiform clouds, congestus, deep convective clouds, altostratus, altocumulus, cirrostratus/anvil and cirrus. The work built upon earlier ...

Ice crystals cause that halo in thin, high-level cirrostratus clouds — a classic indicator that a warm front could be approaching. These clouds often precede precipitation within the next 24 to ...

With spring on the horizon, I would bring home as much of its cloud-inspired pieces as possible (can you imagine eating Lucky Charms out of this Cirrostratus-blessed bowl?) and its charming ...

Stratus can occur just above the ground, or a bit higher up – we call it altostratus then. It can occur even higher and become cirrostratus, or a layer of ice clouds. If there’s enough moisture and ...

Almost every day clouds are seen in the sky in different shapes and sizes. Clouds are unique features of weather and there are many different types. Clouds can be classified by height. There are low, ...

Sun halos are caused by sunlight passing through millions of tiny ice crystals in high cirrostratus clouds. These hexagonal ice crystals form these clouds. So, when sunlight gets refracted through ...