Cumulus clouds are the most common type of cloud and when you think of clouds in our sky, you often think of these. Latin for "heap" or "pile", Cumulus clouds resemble cotton balls, have flat bottoms and …

This particular lapse is a beauty as we watch cumulus clouds building and growing in the distance. They could only get so high on this date and just couldn't quite get to that next step in their lifecycle to …

Cumulus clouds are the most common type of cloud and when you think of clouds in our sky, you often think of these. Latin for "heap" or "pile", Cumulus clouds resemble cotton balls, have flat bottoms and …

There are some main types of clouds in our atmosphere and this video covers just that. This video represents the very first whiteboard animation I've done and while there's a learning curve, they are …

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We had another flurry event with "not much on radar" up here in Iowa this past weekend. I've covered literally dozens of these over my career and Saturday was no different. This was up in Waterloo, IA …

This is not exactly a show stopper and these clouds may go by un-noticed on a typical morning drive...but...they MEAN something.

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My hope is to continue to expand the site, including more of those animated explainer videos hosted on a YouTube channel, and an inclusion of a timelapse cloud camera.

Wintertime low pressure systems take many paths, however, the "Panhandle Hook" is the one that usually brings the big snow to the Midwest.