Cloud Videos

Clouds never stay still. They're in a state of perpetual transition, mutating from one form to another. This ephemeral, ever-changing quality is part of their beauty. If you have time-lapse video of clouds for this page, upload it to a video hosting site like Vimeo or YouTube and send us a link.

Shelf Clouds across Lake Michigan

Tineke Flowers, Member 54,145 recently came across this video of massive shelf clouds stretching across Lake Michigan early on 25th June 2024.

From Calvin Grover

Calvin Grover sent us a compilation of his cloud timelapse videos which he has called “After the Rain”

Skydiving 4500 m Cumulus

Arndt Schnable recently came across this video, “Skydiving 4500 m Cumulus-GoPro 5”, which was made by Marcin Kobylecki.  What a great view of the clouds, both inside and out.

Clouds, Altocumulus Lenticularis – Monte Rosa

Massimiliano Squadroni, shared this recent timelapse that was filmed from Monte Rosa, Alps, Italy.  It was created on 12th September 2022 using the timelapse technique with solar powered web cameras.

Funnel Cloud over Kansas

Sara Blumenstein, Member 24,936, spotted this video of a rare angle of funnel cloud spiralling into the sky on the abc7NY YouTube channel.  It was captured by a resident from Kansas.

“The Human Weather”

Society founder, Gavin Pretor-Pinney took part in a documentary, “The Human Weather”, that went out earlier this year. It was produced by Choi, Pyeongsoon, Program Director of Documentary at Korea Educational Broadcasting System. 

Sea Mist Ocean Roll

Rebecca Hosking, an Australian photographer, filmed this timelapse video along the Great Ocean Road, Fairhaven, in Victoria, Australia.

Pilot’s Glory and Cloudbow

Gary McArthur, Member 5,353, made a short video clip of a Glory + Cloudbow captured from his aircraft in Tasmania on 4 June 2023. The image width is about 80 degrees.

Cloud Timelapse over Burnie, Tasmania

Gary McArthur, Member 5,353, sent us this timelapse of mesmerising patterns produced by an upper altocumulus floccus layer projecting shadows onto a lower layer of Altocumulus stratiformis .  It was captured from his home in Tasmania, Australia in February of this year.