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    Different Characteristics Among The Various Types of Clouds

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    Cirrus clouds appear white or light gray and form at high altitudes. Cirrocumulus clouds appear as small, rounded white puffs that may indicate approaching cold or hurricane weather. Cirrostratus clouds are thin and sheet-like and often cover the entire sky. Altocumulus clouds are gray, puffy mid-level clouds that may form thunderstorms. Altostratus clouds are also mid-level but gray or blue-gray and can cover the entire sky, dimming the sun. Stratus clouds are uniform and gray, resembling fog. Stratocumulus clouds are low and puffy gray clouds with blue sky between. Nimbostratus clouds are dark, low

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    Cirrus clouds appear white or light gray and form at high altitudes. Cirrocumulus clouds appear as small, rounded white puffs that may indicate approaching cold or hurricane weather. Cirrostratus clouds are thin and sheet-like and often cover the entire sky. Altocumulus clouds are gray, puffy mid-level clouds that may form thunderstorms. Altostratus clouds are also mid-level but gray or blue-gray and can cover the entire sky, dimming the sun. Stratus clouds are uniform and gray, resembling fog. Stratocumulus clouds are low and puffy gray clouds with blue sky between. Nimbostratus clouds are dark, low

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    Cirrus clouds appear white or light gray and form at high altitudes. Cirrocumulus clouds appear as small, rounded white puffs that may indicate approaching cold or hurricane weather. Cirrostratus clouds are thin and sheet-like and often cover the entire sky. Altocumulus clouds are gray, puffy mid-level clouds that may form thunderstorms. Altostratus clouds are also mid-level but gray or blue-gray and can cover the entire sky, dimming the sun. Stratus clouds are uniform and gray, resembling fog. Stratocumulus clouds are low and puffy gray clouds with blue sky between. Nimbostratus clouds are dark, low

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    Cirrus clouds appear white or light gray and form at high altitudes. Cirrocumulus clouds appear as small, rounded white puffs that may indicate approaching cold or hurricane weather. Cirrostratus clouds are thin and sheet-like and often cover the entire sky. Altocumulus clouds are gray, puffy mid-level clouds that may form thunderstorms. Altostratus clouds are also mid-level but gray or blue-gray and can cover the entire sky, dimming the sun. Stratus clouds are uniform and gray, resembling fog. Stratocumulus clouds are low and puffy gray clouds with blue sky between. Nimbostratus clouds are dark, low

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    DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS AMONG THE VARIOUS TYPES OF CLOUDS.

    Under the high family, cirrus generally appears white or light gray in color. It forms when water
    vapor undergoes deposition at altitudes above 5,000 m (16,500 ft.) in temperate regions and
    above 6,100 m (20,000 ft.) in tropical regions. Cirrus (cloud classification symbol: Ci) is a genus
    of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands, giving the type its name
    from the Latin word cirrus meaning a ringlet or curling lock of hair. Whiles Cirrocumulus clouds
    appear as small, rounded white puffs that appear in long rows. The small ripples in the
    cirrocumulus clouds sometime resemble the scales of a fish. Cirrocumulus clouds are usually
    seen in the winter and indicate fair, but cold weather. In tropical regions, they may indicate an
    approaching hurricane. Unlike Cirrostratus clouds are thin, sheet like high clouds that often cover
    the entire sky. They are so thin that the sun and moon can be seen through them. Cirrostratus
    clouds usually come 12-24 hours before a rain or snow storm. When the individual filaments
    become so extensive that they are virtually indistinguishable from one another, they form a sheet
    of high cloud called cirrostratus.
    Secondly is the middle family. Altocumulus clouds are mid-level clouds that are made of water
    droplets and appear as gray puffy masses. They usually form in groups. If you see altocumulus
    clouds on a warm, sticky morning, be prepared to see thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Whiles
    "Alto" Clouds Altostratus clouds are gray or blue-gray mid-level clouds composed of ice crystals
    and water droplets. The clouds usually cover the entire sky. In the thinner areas of the clouds, the
    sun may be dimly visible as a round disk. Altostratus clouds often form ahead of storms with
    continuous rain or snow.
    Furthermore is the types that falls under the low family. Stratus Clouds Stratus clouds are uniform
    grayish clouds that often cover the entire sky. They resemble fog that doesn't reach the ground.
    Light mist or drizzle sometimes falls out of these clouds. Stratus clouds look like flat sheets of
    clouds. These clouds can mean an overcast day or steady rain. They may stay in one place for
    several days. Whiles Stratocumulus clouds are low, puffy and gray. Most form in rows with blue
    sky visible in between them. Rain rarely occurs with stratocumulus clouds, however, they can
    turn into nimbostratus clouds. Unlike stratus and stratocumulus, Nimbostratus are dark, low-level
    clouds accompanied by light to moderately falling precipitation. Low clouds are primarily
    composed of water droplets since their bases generally lie below 6,500 feet (2,000 meters).
    However, when temperatures are cold enough, these clouds may also contain ice particles and
    snow. The sun (or moon) is not visible through nimbostratus clouds, which distinguishes them
    from mid-level altostratus clouds. Because of the fog and falling precipitation commonly found
    beneath and around nimbostratus clouds, the cloud base is typically very diffuse and difficult to
    accurately determine.
    Finally is the vertical family which has two types. Cumulus Clouds Cumulus clouds are white,
    puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton. Cumulus clouds are often called "fairweather clouds". The base of each cloud is flat and the top of each cloud has rounded towers.
    When the top of the cumulus clouds resemble the head of a cauliflower, it is called cumulus
    congest us or towering cumulus. These clouds grow upward and they can develop into giant
    cumulonimbus clouds, which are thunderstorm clouds. Whiles Cumulonimbus: The cloud that
    produces showers and thunderstorms. The rain comes and goes with these clouds. Big
    Cumulonimbus clouds have lumps that look like cows' udders, called mamma. In the US if you
    see a mamma this might mean a possible tornado.

    REFERENCE.
    *Wikipedia.org
    *weather kids- University of Illinois
    *USA TODAY.com

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