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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
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What can cause lightning?
Lightning is caused by a voltage difference between the clouds and Earth, or between clouds.
What are feather like clouds called?
High, wispy clouds are generally categorized as cirrus clouds.
Can cirrus clouds form snow?
Cirrus clouds are high enough to be at a low enough temperature for the water droplets to form into ice crystals. However, Cirrus clouds are not precipitation clouds, so no snow or rain can fall from them. The clouds that can cause snow to fall in the right conditions are Nimbostratus and Cumulonimbus clouds.
What type of clouds cause the most rain?
three types of clouds: cirrus, stratus, or cumulus
Do all clouds cause lightning?
No, clouds out of a blue sky would not affect lightning or lack of it
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.
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.
How do you use cirrus in a sentence?
cirrus clouds are clouds that are in the sky.
Which form at higher altitudes-cirrus clouds or stratus clouds?
Cirrus
Are cirrus clouds low are high?
Cirrus clouds are at a high altitude.
How many syllables does cirrus clouds have?
Cirrus clouds is 3 syllables. Cir-rus clouds.
Do cirrus clouds bring thunderstorms?
Cirrus clouds generally do not bring thunderstorms. They are high-level clouds composed of ice crystals and are typically associated with fair weather. Thunderstorms are usually associated with cumulonimbus clouds, which are large and dense clouds that can reach high altitudes and produce thunder, lightning, and heavy precipitation.
