How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast the weather. Just4Kids.

These clouds are not puffy cumulus like those seen through convection. 3) Fronts Weather fronts, like a strong cold front, pushes air upward quite drastically and can produce strong cumulonimbus ...

However, if the air is particularly warm and humid, and the atmosphere above is much colder, cumulus clouds can rapidly grow vertically into cumulonimbus. When the edges of these clouds look ...

Lenticular clouds, like this one over a mountain in Chile, can look like flying saucers. Bilderbuch/Design Pics Editorial/Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

But watch them. If they grow vertically, extending into the anvil shape of cumulonimbus clouds, a storm is on the way. Stratus clouds lay like a blanket, often lowest in the sky. These clouds can look ...