If you want to use rendered clouds, it is worth warping them a bit with liquid warp/iwarp then differnece clouding them a fiew times and playing with levels.

Lastly, duplicate the clouds and put a dark grey, blurred copy beneith the white to give it more depth.

here was a quicky:

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-Rob A>