How Much Does a Cloud Weigh?

That’s approximately the weight of 100 elephants suspended above your head.

Clouds look fluffy, but how much do they actually weigh? And how do you weigh a cloud? Clouds are composed mainly of air and millions of tiny water droplets, which form when water condenses around a “seed” particle. Seed particles can be anything from nitric acid to vapors released by trees, but they are generally very tiny. There are ways to measure the weight of a cloud.

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