How much do clouds weigh?

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Do they even have mass?

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Good arguments, however, your moms

[slatyb]

Air has mass. At sea level, air is a bit more than 1/1000th as dense as water. A cubic meter of water has a mass of 1000kg. A cubic meter of air at sea level has a mass of about 1.25kg. The density of air decreases with altitude, so the mass of clouds will depend on their altitude.

[exitseven]

Clouds have a great deal of mass. They are so enormous and are lighter than the ambient air around it so they can float. The size of the cloud determines the mass.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[slatyb]

They are not "lighter than the ambient air around them". If they were, they would rise like a balloon.

[exitseven]

@slatyb I guess I misspoke. They weigh the same so the cloud can float.

[slatyb]

Clouds don't really float, they are just an air mass that is opaque due to condensed water droplets. They are exactly the same as ground fog, only at a higher elevation.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

@slatyb That’s kinda cool

[slatyb]

Another way to think about it is that fog is just a cloud at ground level.

[Anonymous]

you can easily google this information, however without knowing anything, Water does weigh and sometimes the clouds are full of water so they can be extremely heavy at some point because it wants the entire world sometimes:)

[Opinion Owner]

Google has a bunch of different answers. One says about 1 million tonnes
while another says 1.1 million pounds 😐

[gabby100]

They must have a mass , you would not see them other wise. They are mainly water..

[TrueConfection]

Clouds are made up of lots of particles which have mass. It's precipitation in the state of gas.

[slatyb]

It's not precipitation because the droplets are not large enough to fall.

[josephinelcajon]

Actually rain clouds are extremely heavy in millions of pounds

[888theGreat]

A little heavier than a fart