Types of Clouds
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Types of Clouds
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Cirrus
Cirrus clouds can best be described as “ice-crystal” clouds that look like wispy curls of hair. These clouds are often the first signs of approaching weather changes.
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Cirrus
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These clouds are often referred to as “mackerel sky”. The ripples in these clouds look like the scales on a fish and are a sign of unsettled weather to come.
Cirrocumulus
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Cirrocumulus
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These clouds are the color of milk, are thin, and form high up. They bring rain or snow and often cause the sun or moon to have the image of a halo around it.
Cirrostratus
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Cirrostratus
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These are thin, gray clouds that bring rain.
Altostratus
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Altostratus
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Fluffy, gray clouds which either bring rain or sunshine.
Altocumulus
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Altocumulus
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Thick, gray clouds that bring rain or snow.
Nimbostratus
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Nimbostratus
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Gray clouds that bring drizzle and cause hill fog. These clouds are often low to the ground.
Stratus
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Stratus
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These clouds are often made up of uneven patches that appear after a storm. These clouds are a sign of drier weather to come.
Stratocumulus
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Stratocumulus
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Fluffy clouds that look like cauliflowers and appear in sunny, summer skies. In the morning they form before the storm and in the afternoon they form after the storm.
Cumulus
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Cumulus
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These are towering clouds that bring thunderstorms that include rain, snow, or hail.
Cumulonimbus
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Cumulonimbus
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