Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When's the last time you went cloud-gazing? Sinking, rising, spreading, changing—there’s always something exciting happening to ...

In contrast, altocumulus cloudlets appear fuller and slightly larger since they’re closer to Earth. Whether formed by cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds, the result is a unique, somewhat orderly ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — These images show a hole punch cloud, or officially a fallstreak hole. It is a large gap that appears in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. Several viewers sent images of the unique ...

On the morning of Sunday, January 4, 2026, many Central Texans woke up to an unusual sight: large circular holes punched through high cloud layers. Despite the strange appearance, these formations are ...

The visual effect, known as a lunar corona or ‘crown’, was clearly visible as thin, high-altitude clouds drifted across the ...