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Cloud Types and Characteristics Guide

This document provides information about different types of clouds classified by their height in the atmosphere and key characteristics. It describes high level clouds like cirrus and cirrostratus between 5-13 km, medium level clouds such as altocumulus and altostratus between 2-7 km, low level clouds including stratocumulus and stratus below 2 km, and vertically developing clouds like cumulus and cumulonimbus that can extend from low to high levels between 0-13 km. Each cloud type is defined by common visual examples and meanings.

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Cloud Types and Characteristics Guide

This document provides information about different types of clouds classified by their height in the atmosphere and key characteristics. It describes high level clouds like cirrus and cirrostratus between 5-13 km, medium level clouds such as altocumulus and altostratus between 2-7 km, low level clouds including stratocumulus and stratus below 2 km, and vertically developing clouds like cumulus and cumulonimbus that can extend from low to high levels between 0-13 km. Each cloud type is defined by common visual examples and meanings.

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High level clouds at heights of 5-13 km

name example meaning

Fibrous, threadlike, white feather clouds of ice crystals, whose


Cirrus
form resembles hair curls.

Milky, translucent cloud veil of ice crystals, which sometimes


Cirrostratus
causes halo appearances around moon and sun.

Cirrocumulus Fleecy cloud; Cloud banks of small, white flakes.

Medium level clouds at heights of 2-7 km


name example meaning

Grey cloud bundles, sheds or rollers, compound like rough


Altocumulus
fleecy cloud, which are often arranged in banks.

Dense, gray layer cloud, often evenly and opaquely, which lets
Altostratus
the sun shine through only a little.

Low level clouds at heights of 0-2 km


name example meaning

Stratocumulus Cloud plaices, rollers or banks compound dark gray layer cloud.
Evenly grey, low layer cloud, which causes fog or fine
Stratus
precipitation and is sometimes frazzled.

Clouds with large vertical extending at heights of 0-13 km


name example meaning

Heap cloud with flat basis in the middle or lower level, whose
Cumulus vertical development reminds of the form of towers, cauliflower
or cotton.

In the middle or lower level developing thundercloud, which


Cumulonimbus
mostly up-rises into the upper level.

Nimbostratus Rain cloud. Grey, dark layer cloud, indistinct outlines.

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