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Very low stratus clouds spread over most of the sky means that there may be?
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Very low stratus clouds spread over most of the sky means that there might be a light drizzle. If the temperature is low enough, there might be a light snow.
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What are four classes of clouds by altitude?
Stratus -- very low on ground level, fog Cumulus -- sunny day clouds, low in the sky Cumulonimbus -- they extend through all levels Cirrus -- ice clouds, the highest clouds Sixty years ago I was taught in school the above were the types of clouds, but apparently it isn't that simple. Visit the link below to understand cloud types more thoroughly.
What is Very high wispy clouds are called?
Cirrus clouds!
What are clouds that are very high in the atmosphere?
they are called flationexary clouds
Why clouds not fall?
The clouds don't fall because they are very light
What happens when the clouds hang really low?
What happens when the clouds hang very low is that it becomes foggy. Fog is clouds that are very low to the ground and that are are made up of tiny water drops.
What are alto clouds?
Very spread out clouds that that are in the Middle of the sky.
What does a nimbus clouds look like?
Stratus clouds are uniform gray clouds that usually cover the entire sky. They can form when very weak, upward vertical air currents lift a thin layer of air high enough to initiate condensation. Stratus clouds also form when a layer of air is cooled from below to its dewpoint temperature and water vapor condenses into liquid droplets. Stratus clouds look like a layer of fog that never reaches the ground. In fact, fog that "lifts" off the ground forms a layer of low stratus clouds. Precipitation rarely falls from true stratus clouds since the upward vertical motion needed for precipitation is very weak, but light mist and drizzle can sometimes accompany stratus clouds.
What kind of clouds are stratus clouds?
Stratus clouds are low-lying uniform clouds which blanket the sky. They are often a dullish white to gray in color, and they are generally the sort of clouds which appear when people talk about a "cloudy day." Stratus clouds are not generally associated with poor weather, although they can be accompanied by drizzle, and at higher altitudes, they can be an indicator that rain is on the way. The next time you look out the window onto an oppressively cloudy day with low-lying clouds, you'll know that you are looking at stratusstratus clouds.
What is the altitude range of a stratus clouds?
Cloud levelsClouds are generally categorized in three groups: Stratus (lower clouds), Alto (mid-level clouds), and Cirrus (high-level clouds). Alto clouds are found between approximately 2000M to 7000M. The "stratus" in the word altostratus refers to the form of the clouds, in this case, they are stratified, or flat, as opposed to cumuliform clouds which are vertical in structure.
What kind of cloud touches the ground?
Fog, or very low lying stratus clouds can touch the ground.
What are the three basic kind of clouds?
There are actually four. Cumulus- moderate altitude, white, puffy clouds. Cirrus- high altitude; looks like hair in the sky and usually means fair weather. Stratus-Low altitude and an overcast sky or fog is an example. Cumulonimbus- These are puffy dark clouds that tower and are very tall.They usually bring thunderstorms. There are also over 100 other types of clouds.
What are the different types of cloud and what do they look like?
There are four main types of clouds ; Stratus, Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, and Cirrus. Stratus means "layer" in latin, and that is what it looks like. It covers most of the sky and brings light rain. Cumulus are the kinds of puffy clouds toddlers draw in pictures. They mean sunny, nice, happy weather. Cumulonimbus clouds mean thunderstorms, and they are often called Thunderheads because of that. Cumulonimus clouds are very tall and puffy. And last but not least, cirrus clouds mean a change in the weather, but they occur on sunny days. Fun Fact: Cirrus means" wisp of hair" in Latin.
What kind of cloud brings rain?
Best answer to scientific knowledge are; Cumulonimbus Clouds (which in this case are the TALL VERTICAL whitish large cumulus clouds. Also known as Thunderstorm clouds) Stratus clouds (Low level Sheet clouds, typically bring Long Duration light rains) In General, Nimbus clouds (Which applies very similarly to Stratus clouds but a BIT more convective. Meaning, they deliver heavy Long duration Rains)
What is covered with clouds?
air and water
What do stratus clouds produce?
They look like a huge gray blanket that hangs low in the sky. Sometimes stratus clouds are on the ground or very near the ground, and then we call them fog.
Are Nimbostratus clouds are assocaiated with thunderstorms?
Definitely not... Stratus clouds are formed by the gradual overrunning of warm over cold air, and are very smooth with limited vertical extent. Light, steady precipitation falls from them (nimbo means it is precipitating). To get a thunderstorm, you need rapidly rising air which manifests itself in vertically-developed clouds called cumulus.
What clouds are formed high in the atmosphere?
The highest clouds are polar mesospheric clouds, which, at heights from 76,000 to 85,000 m (altitude) are much higher than other types of clouds, such as cirrus and cumulonimbus. Cumulonimbus can exceptionally reach 23,000 m at the very top of a peaked formation, but these clouds normally form mainly within the 2,000 to 16,000 m range. Cirrus clouds, at a maximum height of about 18,000 m in tropical zones, are also much lower than polar mesosphericclouds.
