The book is principally about the science of clouds but its unique and distinctive feature - one that differentiates it from any other book ever published on weather and clouds – is our use of classic 18^th and 19^th century impressionist art to illustrate the clouds. In a nutshell, it is a (very) affordable (£25), one-of-a-kind, illustrated hardback guide to clouds, cloud formations, and the artists who painted them. We use a range of famous cloud studies (140 in total, all in colour) to depict the clouds, painted by some of the greatest artists ever to look skyward.

The book is organised as follows: Initially, we illustrate & discuss the classification of clouds, the history of cloud studies, the science of cloud droplets, and the formation of precipitation (rain, snow, hail) in the atmosphere. There are also chapters on all of the low, mid, and high-level clouds, as well as on “special” clouds that have only recently been accepted by the International Crowd Atlas of the World Meteorological Organization.

The book is very much “a dip in / dip out” experience. It’s a beautiful book, you hold it tenderly in your fingers, flick through tentatively, with repeated exhalations of “ooohs” and “aahs” at the stunning artwork. You don’t have to read it from cover to cover; you can indeed have it on your coffee table! It’s like a very special piece of work, almost a work of art in itself, I hope you enjoy it!