These unique clouds can be found amongst two cloud types: altocumulus and stratocumulus. These two cloud types are low to mid level clouds and are common ahead of storms, but added turbulence can ...

Again, this is low confidence. Finally, I got some cool pictures yesterday via Instagram of some altocumulus floccus clouds. Not unusual, but good examples. Pic via Karen Taylor: Some refer to the ...

WAVY 10’s Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Don Slater identified this phenomenon as a fallstreak hole, a large gap formed in altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds that are caused by supercooled water ...

These lenticular clouds were spotted over Clackmannanshire on Thursday afternoon The meteorological name for the clouds is altocumulus lenticularis. Lenticularis is Latin for lens-shaped ...

Fallstreak holes are circular or elliptical holes in altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds. These clouds are made up of tiny water droplets at extremely cold temperatures. The water droplets do not ...

Mid-level clouds include altostratus and altocumulus, while at lower levels, you can observe stratocumulus, nimbostratus, and cumulonimbus clouds (with “nimbus” meaning precipitation in Latin).

Lenticular clouds, scientifically known as altocumulus lenticularis, are stationary, lens-shaped clouds that typically form at high altitudes in the atmosphere. They often have a striking ...

Altocumulus clouds act as a visual cue for a changing weather pattern. These are the types of clouds that appear ahead of a strong cold front and are a common sight. They indicate the presence of ...

These clouds have several names; billow clouds or buoyancy clouds, but their technical name is altocumulus undulatus. They look like waves on a lake because that's almost exactly what they are.

The peculiar cigar-shaped cloud is called an altocumulus standing lenticular cloud (ASLC) and is created when winds encounter a steep barrier such as a mountain range, Nasa explained in a statement.