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.

High Based Thunderstorm

Art Griffey recently sent us a selection of his time lapse videos recorded in Hopkinsville, KY, USA. The first shows a high based thunderstorm and we will be posting more over the next few weeks.

A cloud timelapse color study

Cloud enthusiast, Melissa Moon recently sent us this time lapse video. It was taken at twilight in Great Torrington, North Devon, UK and begins with a color study of clouds and an arching rainbow and ends with the moonrise of the August supermoon. You can see a playlist of her cloud time lapse videos on […]
September Day © Timothy Pugh

A Rather Nice Day In September

Cloud enthusiast, Timothy Pugh, sent us this time lapse video filmed on a warm September day in 2013. Timelapse from TmP on Vimeo.
© Mark Mitrofaniuk

Coventry Cloud Timelapse

This is a second time lapse video from cloud enthusiast, Mark Mitrofaniuk, who filmed it from his balcony in Coventry, UK
Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle Time Lapse

Cloud enthusiast, Mark Mitrofaniuk recently sent us a selection of his time lapse videos. Here is one taken over Kenilworth Castle with music composed by his friend, DJ Enfusion. Keep an eye out for more videos from Mark soon!

Adrift by Simon Christen

Helen Hutton recently sent us the link to this video by Simon Christen. Entitled “Adrift”, it shows beautiful images of the Bay Area Fog. It brings to our minds the poem “Fog” by Carl Sandburg Adrift from Simon Christen on Vimeo.

Thunderstorm Lightning from Kilwinning North Ayrshire 19/5/14

Bill Ward has sent us this video showing lightning recorded during a “Spanish Plume” thunderstorm. This mass of warm moist air moved over the UK on the 19/5/14 and produced some dramatic flashes. This selection is from the most active part of the storm in the early evening.
Lee Wave Clouds

Lee Wave Clouds

Over the summer Bill Ward is a regular noctilucent cloud watcher. He recently recorded these lovely Lee Clouds in silhouette against the summer twilight sky.

Cumulus Time Lapse

Cloud watcher, Tony Volante, recently sent us his first time lapse cloud video. The scenery is of an Iron Age Hill Fort near Newton Abbot, Devon, England.