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They are a very fluffy types of clouds
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What kind of weather will you have with a cirrus clouds?
cirrus clouds mean usually fair (good) weather
What are feathery high clouds?
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy clouds usually formed at high altitudes.
What word describes high thin wispy clouds?
The most usual form of high-level clouds are thin and often wispy CIRRUS clouds. Cirrus clouds are usually found at heights greater than 20,000 feet. Cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets.
Do grey clouds mean the clouds are cirrus clouds?
No. When clouds are gray, that means the sunlight can barely shine through them. Usually cirrus clouds are thin, white, and wispy. The clouds you are seeing are probably stratus or altocumulus clouds.
What are feather like clouds called?
High, wispy clouds are generally categorized as cirrus clouds.
How are cirrus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds are alike and different?
one is coller
What weather did cirrus clouds make?
They don't really make weather. They show the direction of wind in the upper troposphere and they can be a sign that a storm is approaching. You will usually see cirrus clouds in fair weather. Cirrus clouds are clouds that are high in the air and are thin.
What clouds are the opposite of cirrus?
There are three types of clouds; cirrus, stratus and cumulus. Cirrus clouds are curly looking while stratus clouds are flat or layered. The cumulus clouds are the largest, and most opposite to the cirrus clouds.
How do you use cirrus in a sentence?
cirrus clouds are clouds that are in the sky.
What kind of clouds are thin wispy and make ice crystals?
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy and are composed of ice crystals. Cirrus clouds are the highest form of cloud, and do not usually cause precipitation.
Can cirrus clouds cause lightning?
Yes lightning has been observed in cirrus clouds. They usually are cloud lightning. Cirrus are too high and vertically isolated to generate cloud to ground lightning Chandima Gomes
What type of weather is associated with cirrus clouds?
A high number of cirrus clouds may be a sign of an approaching frontal system or upper air disturbance. This usually signals a change in weather in the near future, usually becoming increasingly stormy. Cirrus clouds can also be the remnants of a thunderstorm. A large shield of cirrus and cirrostratus typically accompany the high altitude outflow of hurricanes or typhoons. Cirrus clouds have also been observed developing after the persistent formation of contrails from an aircraft. Increase in air traffic is a possible cause of an increasing amount of cirrus clouds.
