At Savatthi. "Bhikkhus, I will teach you about the devas of the cloud-dwelling order. Listen to that. ... "And what, bhikkhus, are the devas of the cloud-dwelling order? There are, bhikkhus, cool-cloud devas, warm-cloud devas, storm-cloud devas, wind-cloud devas, and rain-cloud devas. "These, bhikkhus, are called the devas of the cloud-dwelling order."
(Cloud gods may live in cool clouds, warm clouds, storm clouds, wind clouds, or rain clouds.)
SN 32.2 Sucarita Sutta: Good Conduct
(Identical with 31:2, but concerning rebirth in the company of the devas of the cloud-dwelling order.)
(Someone of good conduct and appropriate aspiration may be reborn as a cloud god.)
SN 32.3-12 Sītavalāhakadānūpakārasuttadasaka: With the Support of Giving (1)
(These suttas are modeled on 31:13-22, but concerning rebirth in the company of the cool-cloud devas.)
(Someone of good conduct and appropriate aspiration may be reborn as a cloud god in a cool cloud if they give various gifts.)
SN 32.13-52 Uṇhavalāhakadānūpakāra Sutta: With the Support of Giving (2)
(These suttas repeat the paradigm in regard to rebirth among the other types of cloud-dwelling devas.) (Someone of good conduct and appropriate aspiration may be reborn as a cloud god living in various kinds of cloud if they give various gifts.)
SN 32.53 Sītavalāhaka Sutta: Cool-Cloud Devas
At Savatthi ... . Sitting to one side, that bhikkhu said to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes cool?"
"There are, bhikkhu, what are called cool-cloud devas. When it occurs to them, 'Let us revel in our own kind of delight,' then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes cool. This, bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes cool."
(When the cool cloud gods decide to revel in their own element, the weather becomes cool.)
SN 32.54 Uṇhavalāhaka Sutta: Warm-Cloud Devas
... "Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes warm?" "There are, bhikkhu, what are called warm-cloud devas. When it occurs to them, 'Let us revel in our own kind of delight,' then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes warm. This, bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes warm."
(When the warm cloud gods decide to revel in their own element, the weather becomes warm.)
SN 32.55 Abbhavalāhaka Sutta: Storm-Cloud Devas
... "Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes stormy?"
"There are, bhikkhu, what are called. storm-cloud devas. When it occurs to them, 'Let us revel in our own kind of delight,' then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes stormy. This, bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes stormy."
(When the storm cloud gods decide to revel in their own element, the weather becomes stormy.)
SN 32.56 Vātavalāhaka Sutta: Wind-Cloud Devas
... "Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes windy?"
"There are, bhikkhu, what are called wind-cloud devas. When it occurs to them, 'Let us revel in our own kind of delight,' then, in accordance with their wish, it becomes windy. This, bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes becomes windy."
(When the wind cloud gods decide to revel in their own element, the weather becomes windy.)
SN 32.57 Vassavalāhaka Sutta: Rain-Cloud Devas
... "Venerable sir, what is the cause and reason why it sometimes rains?"
"There are, bhikkhu, what are called rain-cloud devas. When it occurs to them, 'Let us revel in our own kind of delight,' then, in accordance with their wish, it rains. This, bhikkhu, is the cause and reason why it sometimes rains."
(When the rain cloud gods decide to revel in their own element, the weather becomes rainy)
References 1. www.accesstoinsight.org 2. https://suttacentral.net/ 3. The connected discourses of the Buddha (Bhikkhu Bodhi)