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Cirrus clouds
Cirrus clouds are the very high clouds that look
like thin streaks or curls. They are usually 6 kilometers or more above the
earth and are usually a sign of fair weather. In cold climates, however, cirrus
clouds that begin to multiply and are accompanied by increasing winds blowing
steadily from a northerly direction indicate an oncoming blizzard.
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Cumulus clouds
Cumulus clouds are fluffy, white, heaped-up
clouds. These clouds, which are much lower than cirrus clouds, are often fair
weather clouds. They are apt to appear around midday on a sunny day, looking
like large cotton balls with flat bottoms. As the day advances, they may become
bigger and push higher into the atmosphere. Piling up to appear like a mountain
of clouds. These can turn into storm clouds.
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Stratus clouds
Stratus clouds are very low, gray clouds, often
making an even gray layer over the whole sky. These clouds generally mean rain.
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Nimbus clouds
Nimbus clouds are ram clouds of uniform grayness
that extend over the entire sky
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Cumulonimbus clouds
Cumulonimbus is the cloud formation resulting
from a cumulus cloud building up, extending to great heights, and forming in the
shape of an anvil. You can expect a thunderstorm if this cloud is moving in your
direction.
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Cirrostratus clouds
Cirrostratus is a fairly uniform layer of high
stratus clouds that are darker than cirrus clouds. Cirrostratus clouds indicate
good weather.
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Cirrocumulus clouds
Cirrocumulus is a small, white, round cloud at a
high altitude. Cirrocumulus clouds indicate good weather.
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Scuds
A loose, vapory cloud (scud) driven before the
wind is a sign of continuing bad weather.
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