Think you’re a cloud expert? Well, these clouds spotted on satellite are not your run of the mill cumulus clouds. Known for ...

"At the beginning of the video, you can see a puffy cloud. These are cumulus clouds. They resemble cotton balls and form when it's warm and humid," he said.

The cloud stretched across about 60 miles (100 kilometers) at an altitude of around 5,000 feet (1,500 meters).

The prefix “alto” (meaning “high”) helps distinguish mid-level clouds from their lower-level counterparts (such as altostratus vs stratus). NWS cloud chart. Click to expand to full-size.

As the eclipse begins, some view-blocking clouds could actually disappear. A recent study found that after 15 percent of the sun becomes obscured, cumulus clouds, the small cotton ball-like ones ...