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Clouds that include the term "nimbus" tend to be the ones that come with moderate precipitation and storms. These clouds tend to be fluffy with dark gray bottoms.
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What are layers of curly clouds called?
You probably mean Cirrus clouds, which are clouds made of ice crystals. There're several variations, including Cirrostratus and Cirrocumulus, but the clouds with the most prominent "wisps" or "curles" are Cirrus.
What is a stratonimbus cloud?
A nimbostratus cloud is a type of cloud that appears usually in groups and are large, dark rounded masses. These clouds move slowly and produce precipitation.. These clouds form low in the sky and the rain they produce could go on for days.
How high is a nimbus cloud?
- Dark dense, low clouds. - sky is usually a dark clolour. - Darkness comes from a large amount of moisture up in the clouds. - Almost always a sign of rainor thundershowers. - They form from cumulus clouds and are usually tall. - Form when air is cooled.
What do Lenticular clouds look like?
Sean loves Kristine. Sean may well love Kristine, but I hope that she is not the same shape as a lenticular cloud, which is the classic flying saucer shape.
What are white puffy clouds with flat bottoms called?
The clouds that are puffy masses formed by vertically rising air are commonly known as thunderheads. These clouds, with the scientific name of cumulonimbus, may produce severe weather such as lightning, hail, and even tornadoes.
What does a nimbostratus cloud look like?
Nimbostratus clouds look like light grey clouds that cover the entire sky, and cause rain to fall.
Middle clouds which look like scattered white and gray puffs?
Nimbostratus
Do produce rain or snowcumulonimbus and nimbostratus clouds?
Nimbostratus clouds cannot produce rain.
What are high grayish clouds called?
the clouds that bring rain are usally cumulonimbus clouds
What type of weather does nimbostratus clouds bring?
Nimbostratus clouds are low based clouds which typically top around 6500 feet. They are known for producing rainy weather and shower like conditions.
What are the cousins of the cumulus clouds?
nimbostratus clouds
Is A Stratus Cloud A Nimbostratus Cloud?
No. A Stratus Cloud is just a cloud that spreads around the sky. Nimbostratus clouds are the same thing but Nimbostratus clouds have thunder storms in them.
Is a Nimbostratus cloud high in the sky?
compared to the other clouds, no it is not. The heights of nimbostratus clouds are below 8,000 ft. (2400m.)
What is another name for stratus rain clouds?
Nimbostratus clouds.
What are low clouds that bring rain or snow?
Nimbostratus clouds...
Would it be possible hail to fall from nimbostratus clouds?
No, hail requires strong updrafts to form. These do not occur in such shallow clouds as nimbostratus.
What precipitation comes from status clouds?
some times can come from it like hail or snow or snow or snow
