Cloud Weight It might seem surprising, but the average cumulus cloud, those cotton-like clouds you see on fair weather days, can weigh more than a million pounds. Yes, you heard it right! Despite this ...

Rare clouds which have historically been blamed for a number of UFO sightings have been seen over northern skies in the UK. The special cloud formation got its nickname from the smooth ...

In recent years, the United Kingdom has become a hotspot for unusual atmospheric phenomena, including sightings of UFO clouds. While UFO sightings themselves are not new, there has been a notable ...

What has been observed may look like flying saucers but they are actually lenticular clouds, also referred to by some as pancake or UFO clouds. At their most spectacular around sunrise or sunset ...

BBC Weather Watchers have been treated this week to red skies at night in the mornings - and unusual cloud formations. Lenticular clouds could be seen widely across Scotland over the past few days.

Usually, clouds trap some of this heat and send it back to the ground. But as the climate warms, there are fewer low clouds in some areas, which means less heat is returned to the surface.