Answer: Clouds form when sufficiently moist air is cooled to the dew point temperature of the air or below, so that either liquid water droplets form on cloud condensation nuclei, or in the case of ...

Some parts of the U.S. see well over 100 inches (2.5 meters) of snow per year. Edoardo Frola/Moment Open via Getty Images The thought of snow can conjure up images of powdery slopes, days out of ...

Snow is a magical change of scenery — a chance to bundle up in your warmest clothing, go sledding, build a snowball, make snow angels or have a snowball fight. But how does snow form? Snow is formed ...

Lake-effect season is beginning to be felt in the Great Lakes region, but it's not quite cold enough for snow. Here's why the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — We all know the basics of the water cycle and how evaporation leads to cloud formation, leads to rain or snow. However, while we know lakes and other bodies of water also ...

MACON, Ga. — Historic snowfall covered the ground in Upstate New York in November. Places like Orchard Park received more five feet of snow in 24 hours. That's about as tall as Meteorologist Taylor ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — The snow that fell over Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, Dec. 14, is the Champagne Powder that Steamboat Resort has trademarked. A barrage of adjectives can describe it: airy, ...

There are two ways snow can begin to form in clouds. When the air is very cold, water vapor can convert directly to ice through a process called “homogenous nucleation.” At temperatures between minus ...