Two layers of cloud travelling in different directions! What does this mean?

Question

I'm hoping there is an answer to this which will help me to predict the weather.

Answer 1

Yes, garrison is correct.

I would have loved to elaborate on this subject but garrison pretty much hit the nail on the head.

One interesting fact to note, though: Thunderstorms are guided by midlevel winds, not by surface winds. These midlevel winds are in the general vicinity of 10,000 - 15,000 feet high (approximately). I have seen many folks confused by the movement of thunderstorms being different than the direction to which the surface wind was blowing.

Just thought I'd throw that in there. I liked the question so much.

Answer 2

It means that there is warmer or colder air moving into your area.  If you are in the Northern Hemisphere generally if the wind direction turns to the right as you go up (like from the south near the surface and from the west above) that means there is warmer air moving into your area; if the it turns to the left as you go up (from the north at the surface and from the west above) that means colder air is coming into your area.

Answer 3

It just means that the winds aloft  are blowing from different directions.  That is not unusual.  In fact, the winds at ground level almost ALWAYS blow from a different direction the winds at even 1000 feet  

Answer 4

it means that different levels of the atmosphere has different wind directions.