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Cloud Types . Clouds are classified by their altitude. Cumulus Clouds. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Cumulus_clouds_in_fair_weather.jpeg. Cumulus Clouds. These clouds look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton.
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Cumulus Clouds http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Cumulus_clouds_in_fair_weather.jpeg
Cumulus Clouds • These clouds look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton. • They from less than 2 km above the ground but can grow to reach as much as 18 km. • Cumulus clouds usually indicate fair weather.
Stratus Clouds • These clouds form in flat layers. • Stratus clouds usually cover all or most of the sky. • As stratus clouds thicken, they may produce drizzle, rain or snow.
Cirrus Clouds http://www.met.tamu.edu/class/Metr304/Severedir/CirrusClouds.jpg
Cirrus Clouds • These clouds look wispy and feathery.\ • They form only at high levels where temperatures are very low. • Cirrus clouds are made of ice crystals. • They indicate a change in weather within 24 hours.
Stratocumulus- Flat and puffy http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/en/educators/gallery/clouds_atmos/stratocumulus_L.jpg
Nimbostratus- Stormy and Flat http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/synoptic/images/m2_1.jpg
Cumulonimbus- Puffy and stormy http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/ilx/swop/clouds.jpg
NOAA- Site on Clouds http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/synoptic/h4.htm