Clouds are made of water vapor which has condensed around small molecules of dust. Since this water vapor is lighter than air, it stays in the air until enough of it condenses and it falls down as rain.

Additionally, sometimes clouds appear right on this ground. This is just called fog

So why clouds are or aren't in the air is most just a question of the specific atmospheric conditions, the humidity, the barometric pressure, etc..
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