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clouds

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alto cumulus puffy thicker masses of clouds, rolled out in parallel waves or bands, grayish, composed of water droplets
altostratus thick,layered, sun or moon may be visible "watery sun" cover entire sky, solar radiation passes through as diffuse radiation
stratus clouds low, entire sky, resembles radiation fog, produce light mist or drizzle
stratocumulus low, lumpy, rows patches or round masses, blue sky is visible between clouds
nimbostratus dark gray, rain cloud, light or moderate rain or snow, forms ahead of warm front, doesn't produce lightning, thunder, hail, or tornado
cumulus common, puffy, flat base, lots of blue sky between, usually burn off after sunset
cumulonimbus thunderstorm clouds, severe weather, may tower into stratosphere
cumulus humilis associated with fair weather
cumulus congestus towering cumulus, light showers may occur
cirrus clouds thin, wispy, feathery, composed of ice crystals, mares tails, fair weather
cirrostratus layered high, composed of ice crystals, thin, can see sun & moon, halo like, predict rain or snow in 24 hours
cirrocumulus small rounded puffs, ripples or rows arranged in regular formation, rarely seen, resemble scales of fish, mackerel sky
lenticular shape of a lens, leeward side of mountains
banner forms over and extends downwind of isolated mountain
pileus smooth, in form of a cap, "cap Cloud" above cumuli form cloud
mammatas pouches that form on the underside of a cloud, usually a thunderstorm anvil
nacreous soft, pearly luster look called mother of pearl cloud, form in stratosphere
noctilucent luminous night cloud, best seen at twilight in polar latitudes in the mesosphere
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