What are cumulus clouds?

Cumulus clouds are big, fluffy clouds that look like cotton candy in the sky.

Imagine you're playing with a balloon and you let it go, poof! It floats up into the air. Cumulus clouds form when warm air rises from the ground, just like your balloon. As this warm air goes higher, it cools down, and the water vapor inside it turns back into tiny droplets, that’s how the cloud starts to look fluffy.

Think of cumulus clouds like growing a stack of pancakes. Each time the warm air rises and cools, more droplets join in, making the cloud bigger and puffier. Sometimes they can grow so big they turn into cumulonimbus clouds, the ones that bring rain or even thunderstorms!

The fluffiness of cumulus clouds is because they are made up of lots of small droplets spread out in the air. It's like having a bunch of little soap bubbles floating together, each one is soft and light, making the whole cloud look bouncy and fun!