Gravity wave clouds form in wave-like patterns in sky, oftentimes resembling ripples in a body of water from a rock being thrown. These types of clouds are created from air in the atmosphere coming ...

A rare, wave-like cloud formation blanketing the sky off the coast of Southern California left some people mesmerized — and wondering what it was. They were asperitas clouds, the Channel Islands ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An infrequent and rarely visible cloud formation rolled across Portland’s skyline like a set of waves Wednesday morning. KOIN 6 Meteorologist Kelley Bayern reports that the ...

A woman in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, saw a strange, wavy cloud in the sky on Feb. 22, 2025, and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to crowdsource an answer. "Does anyone know what is happening here ...

A Channel Islands National Park ranger on Wednesday boated across the channel beneath a sky that appeared wavier than the ocean. The agency featured two images of the surreal-looking cloud formations ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — Residents of and near Whidbey Island witnessed a weather phenomenon on Tuesday as "wave clouds" lined the horizon. Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds or fluctus clouds, as the ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — People waking up on the Space Coast Wednesday morning were treated to a special sight in the sky. The U.S. National Weather Service – Melbourne posted photos taken by off-duty ...

SOUTH BOSTON, Va. (WSET) — Many folks reached out to me and ABC13 about some impressive-looking clouds. Many across Southside Virginia and in Richmond witnessed these formations on Tuesday afternoon.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Early Wednesday morning, parts of the Columbia area saw rain to start the day with scattered showers and storms. This made for a rainy morning commute for many individuals. As the ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND STATION, Wash. — Residents of and near Whidbey Island witnessed a weather phenomenon on Tuesday as "wave clouds" lined the horizon. Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds or fluctus clouds, as the ...

A rare formation called asperitas clouds appeared over the Santa Barbara Channel in Southern California on Nov. 15. NPS Emily Zivot Channel Islands National Park A rare, wave-like cloud formation ...