T YPES OF CLOUDS Meera Mehtaji

CLOUDS

F OUR T YPES OF C LOUDS Cirrus Clouds Cumulonimbus Clouds Cumulus clouds Stratus Clouds

C IRRUS C LOUDS Cirrus clouds are the most common of the High Cloud ( m) group.High Cloud They are composed entirely of ice and consist of long, thin, wispy streamers. Cirrus clouds are usually white and predict fair weather.

This picture shows cirrus clouds. Cirrus clouds are the highest clouds. They usually mean fair weather. They look white and feathery.

C UMULONIMBUS C LOUDS Cumulonimbus clouds belong to the Clouds with Vertical Growth group.Clouds with Vertical Growth They are generally known as thunderstorm clouds.thunderstorm A cumulonimbus cloud can grow up to 10km high.

This picture shows Cumulonimbus clouds They are generally known as thunderstorm clouds they are associated with heavy rain, hail, lightning, and tornadoes.thunderstormrainhail lightningtornadoes

C UMULUS CLOUDS Cumulus clouds belong to the Clouds with Vertical Growth group.Clouds with Vertical Growth They are puffy white or light gray clouds that look like floating cotton balls. Cumulus clouds have sharp outlines and a flat base. Cumulus clouds generally have a base height of 1000m and a width of 1km.

This picture shows cumulus clouds. Cumulus clouds are puffy. They have flat bottoms and are low in the sky. Cumulus clouds usually mean fair weather. If they grow tall, they can become thunderheads and bring rain.

S TRATUS C LOUDS Stratus clouds belong to the Low Cloud (surface- 2000m up) group.Low Cloud They are uniform gray in color and can cover most or all of the sky. Stratus clouds can look like a fog that doesn't reach the ground.fog Light mist or drizzle is sometimes associated with stratus clouds.

These pictures show stratus clouds. Stratus clouds are the low clouds. Fog is a stratus cloud at ground level. They look like a low gray blanket. Stratus clouds bring rain or snow.