Mammatus clouds are some of the most visually striking and unusual cloud formations in the sky. They appear as rounded, pouchlike lobes that hang down from the base of a cloud, usually under ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gravity waves are a type of cloud pattern that have little to do with gravity and more to do with the waves. Think of a rock being ...

Concentric waves are circular ripple patterns that spread outward from a central point after a disturbance, most commonly when raindrops strike a water surface. You’ve probably seen them on puddles, ...

An idiom popularized during Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign in England, The Queen’s Weather means pleasant weather, especially on a day when a special outdoor event is scheduled to take place. It ...

Chances are, you have seen a sun halo, but there’s a possibility you just didn’t know the name for it. If you’ve ever noticed a bright, circular ring around the sun, that’s a sun halo. These halos are ...

When our weather team says the air is going to bite… sometimes they mean that quite literally. Meteorologist Derek Witt explains in this Weather Word of the Week. When describing how much snow has ...

Snow squalls can be just as dangerous, and they come on much, much faster. What makes snow squalls such a hazard for drivers is how quickly they arrive. Within a matter of minutes, roads can go from ...

The contracted form of "nor'easter" has inspired feelings as strong as the storm's gusts. Its various detractors have called ...

Despite the archaic look of the word, with its folksy apostrophe, the widespread adoption of “nor’easter” is a relatively recent trend.