A “roll cloud” spotted off the coast of Portugal looked like something out of a movie. Here’s the science behind it.

Puffy, wispy, white and gray, we’ve seen them all this spring. Clouds come in a variety of types, and each type comes with ...

This gives the illusion that the clouds are glowing in the dark. This is called the “twilight phenomenon” with the clouds termed “noctilucent clouds.” Sunrise this morning in Silver ...

Noctilucent clouds over the Baltic Sea, as seen from Germany in 2019. Typically seen in polar regions, the clouds are increasingly appearing at mid- and low latitudes. Matthias Süßen via ...

And clouds, in my opinion, make things even better for a sunrise and sunset. The clouds tend to just grab that little first piece of light that comes over the horizon at sunrise and reflects it ...

While the season officially begins at 4:01 a.m., a clear look at Thursday's sunrise will likely be obscured by cloud cover as overnight rain and snow begins to dissipate from the region.