cloud formation
Cumulus or stratus
Cloud formation is the process by which clouds develop in the atmosphere, occurring when water vapor cools and condenses around tiny particles like dust or pollen.
The term also refers to the resulting shape or pattern of clouds: We watched the cloud formations shift across the sky.
Meteorologists study cloud formations to predict weather changes.
- cumulusDense, billowing cloud type
- cotton candySpun sugar confection
- stratusLow, flat cloud layer
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
air pressure · high altitude · weather pattern · humidity · convection · lenticular · dew point · mammatus · thermal inversion · nucleation · iridescence · supercooling · saturation · aerosols · wisp · meteorology · thunderhead · fluffy
- formationsline, circle, triangle, ring, spiral
- skyclouds, blue sky, sun, moon, stars
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
- Natural Processesphotosynthesis, decomposition, evaporation, erosion, carbon cycle
- Cloudscumulus, stratus, cirrus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus
cloud formationclear sky
Atmosphere without clouds
blue sky · fair weather · sunny skies · open sky · high visibility
cloud formationprecipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
rainfall · snowfall · rain · surface water · fog