cirrus clouds

cirrus clouds are the wispy clouds that are high in the sky. A average cirrus cloud has the altitude of around,18000 feet. The weather of this cloud is usually sunny. Did you know, that the Latin word meaning for cirrus is curly lock of hair. weird am i right?

This is a cirrus cloud->

cirrocumulus cloud

cirrocumulus clouds are cirrus clouds and cumulus clouds mixed together. we will talk about cumulus later. but cirrocumulus are puffy clouds with patches in them. they are about 18,000 feet high in the sky. That means they are high in the sky.

This is a cirrocumulus cloud ->

Alto-stratus

Alto-stratus clouds are clouds that are high in the sky. They also fill the whole sky. They are about 6,500 - 18,000 feet in the air. alto stratus clouds can turn into nimbo-stratus easily. we will talk about them later.

This is a alto-stratus cloud ->

Alto-cumulus

you probably never heard of Alto cumulus clouds. Alto-cumulus clouds are cumulus clouds that are midway in the sky. You can tell that they are alto cumulus because they are puffy and are high in the sky.

This is a Alto-cumulus cloud ->

Nimbostratus cloud

Nimbostratus cloud are the clouds that you might not like they are . . . rain clouds. You can tell you are looking at Nimbostratus clouds because they look wet and are gray. They are in the low part of the sky with a minimum of 6500 feet above the ground.

This is a Nimbostratus cloud ->