Cirrus and cirrocumulus clouds are needed for fallstreak clouds to form and those are more common in Florida during winter months.

The next time you're delayed by rain or snow at an airport, consider this: It's possible that an airplane actually caused the bad weather. When aircraft fly though certain clouds, they can trigger a ...

Fallstreak holes are a cloud formation that occurs as gaps in mid or high level cloud layers. Below them, trails of ice crystals dangle. In order for a fallstreak hole to form, the cloud layer must be ...

Cold fronts can help form hole punch clouds, aka fallstreak holes Hole punch clouds form when supercooled water droplets freeze and fall from a cloud usually after an airplane mixes the atmosphere in ...

A few years ago scientists were surprised by the sight of two planes carving a hole through a cloud—which then began spewing snow. A new study spawned by the accidental discovery solves the mystery ...

Three nearly identical, UFO-like cloud formations recently appeared over Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, sparking online discussions linking the features to everything from the Second Coming to recent ...