And when there are multiple layers of dry and wet layers you can get a series of lenticular clouds “stacked” on top of each other – called a stacked lenticular.

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The second installment of Cloud of the Month covers a cloud we don’t typically see here in the Brazos Valley - the lenticular cloud! In fact, to see lenticular clouds, we have to ...

Unusual cloud formation signals more than just storms in the forecast With its thin, cap-like appearance, Pileus clouds can tell us a lot about strong upward motion in the atmosphere.

MT. HOOD MEADOWS, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s latest cold front and strong winds helped simultaneously form a cap cloud and lenticular cloud over the peak of Mt. Hood on Tuesday.

Not surprisingly, the state of California has a lot of lenticular clouds due to its rapidly changing landscape from deep valleys to tall mountains. This classification of cloud has been featured ...

Lenticular clouds form often in our area, and they usually have to do with the mountains. Warm, moist air gets forced up the mountains.

Lenticular clouds can form in a stable atmosphere when wind blows moisture-rich air up and over a mountain. As the air moves up, it cools to a point where it condenses and forms a cloud.