A cumulus cloud that shows "significant vertical development" but has yet to form a thunderstorm is known as cumulus congestus (or towering cumulus), the NWS says.

Here’s what made D.C.’s sunset so dazzling on Thursday. A conveniently placed cloud deck, ... A conveniently placed cloud deck, perfect sun angle and ‘gravity waves’ played a role.

In Layman’s terms, Idalia’s clouds made a pretty sunset. You guys knocked it out of the park with your pictures, and we wanted to give you a shoutout. Galax VA #justlookup .

The types of clouds in the sky during sunset or sunrise will play a role in how vivid the show is too. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the best sunsets are seen ...

Noctilucent clouds are wispy, silvery-blue clouds found at much higher altitudes than usual. While most clouds form in the troposphere between Earth’s surface and about 11 miles above the ground ...

Although some clouds from Idalia remained over the D.C. area Thursday morning at sunrise, there was no repeat performance. Whereas the storm was centered southwest of the area Wednesday, it had ...