These aren't your everyday fluffy cumulus clouds or storm clouds. These are gravity wave clouds -- a fascinating weather phenomenon that can form under specific conditions. Let's raise your ...

What's The Science? For gravity wave clouds to form, the atmosphere must be in a relatively stable state. Under calm conditions, the air exhibits vertical motion, where warm (less dense) air rives ...

Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds, or "wave" clouds, are rarely seen in Washington. Here's what caused the formation in western Washington on Tuesday.

A wave of clouds has been captured appearing to swallow a whole city in incredible drone footage. The image was taken by photographer Willian Fernandes de Souza on Monday in the city of Sabará ...

Gravity wave clouds compare to ripples in a pond. If you throw a rock into a pond, waves ripple away from the rock. Gravity waves work the same way, and usually indicate some type of storm ...

Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds form over Montara Mountain in Pacifica, Calif., on July 3, 2022. Peter Harrison. By Amy Graff, Senior News Editor Updated July 7, 2022 7:30 p.m.

Iowans pointed their cameras and phones to the sky Friday morning as gravity wave clouds moved through the state. Chief Meteorologist Jason Sydejko explained the cool weather phenomenon."It looks ...

On Dec. 2, 2024, huge, towering waves appeared in the sky above Montreal, Que. The clouds, called Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds, form when a layer of faster-moving wind sits above a layer of slower ...

Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds, or "wave" clouds, are rarely seen in Washington. Here's what caused the formation in western Washington on Tuesday.

Wave clouds are repeating bands of cloud and non-cloud that look like wispy streaks floating in the sky when viewed from above or below. These bands are created when stable air moves over raised ...