Meteorologist Ray Petelin joined the KDKA Weather Team in October 2018, but is no stranger to the weather in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. He has been forecasting in Pittsburgh since 2011 and ...

Just because you see SLCs - scary-looking clouds - doesn't mean inclement weather is necessarily inbound. Here's the science ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Spotting a cumulus cloud is pretty easy. The clouds resemble pieces of cotton candy, but why are cumulus clouds fluffy and not flat? To fully understand why, we need to start with the ...

When the moon passes in front of the sun during a solar eclipse and ushers in an uncharacteristic darkness, nature tends to react. Birds cease their chirping. Buzzing bees return to their hives. And ...

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MACON, Ga. — Cumulus clouds are the very common puffy clouds you see on a partly cloudy day, but have you ever wondered WHY they’re puffy and not flat? To fully understand why, we need to start with ...

A recent study found that cumulus clouds, the small cotton ball-like ones typical for a sunny day, can dissipate once an eclipse begins. But if the skies are overcast, your view could still be ...

The 10 basic cloud types are classified by height (high, mid, low) and predict different weather patterns. Cloud names incorporate roots like cirro, strato, cumulo, nimbo, or alto, based on their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Just because something floats doesn’t mean it is weightless. A great example is when oil is poured ...

Have you ever wondered why these clouds are so common on a warm, sunny afternoon? The video at the top of the story is a little explainer on what happens. On a mostly sunny morning, temperatures start ...