Clouds often form as warm moist air rises and cools a phenomenon we mentioned that happens in air masses with low pressure. But the atmosphere warms the planet and makes Earth more livable. Air Temperature Near Surface Humidity Temperature Over Oceans Sea Surface Temperature S Global Warming Climate Change Climate Change Climate Change Effects With the absence of cloud cover in the day the lack of clouds allow large amounts of solar radiation to reach the earths surface causing the temperature of. . Clouds can block light and heat from the sun making earths temperature cooler. Clouds impact temperatures in other ways as well. Different kinds of clouds form in different situations of air masses. If skies are clear heat emitted from the earths surface freely escapes into space resulting in colder temperatures. Therefore less of the suns energy is able This leads to cooler temperatures. If more high clouds were to form more h...