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Clouds

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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THE WONDERS OF CLOUDS

  • by Evelyn Jones
Photo by Stanley_Wong

Stratus clouds

  • Stratus clouds are uniform grayish clouds that often cover the entire sky.
  • They resemble fog that does not reach the ground.
  • Usually no precipitation falls from stratus clouds, but sometimes they may drizzle.

Cumulus clouds

  • Cumulus clouds are puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton.
  • The base of each cloud is often flat and may be only 1000 m (330 ft) above the ground.

Cirrus clouds

  • Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds blown by high winds into long streamers.
  • They are considered "high clouds" forming above 20,000 ft
  • They generally mean fair to pleasant weather.
Photo by plattbridger

fog

  • Fog is at or very near the surface.
  • You can usually see about twenty feet in front of you.
  • The weather is misty and hard o see.
Photo by Thomas Euler