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Although there are different scenarios that might produce a cirrus cloud, they are often found in advance of a warm front. The warm air rides up on the cooler air as it moves. The actual meeting of the air masses is higher in the atmosphere in advance of the ground location of the front. As the warm air rises a combination of dropping pressure and dropping temperature (adiabatic cooling) causes the water vapor to change state. Because warmer air is less dense, it tends to remain above the cooler air mass.
The highest clouds are cirroform clouds. These clouds are made up of ice crystals and are found at 6-12 km. This group includes cirrus clouds, which are observed from the surface as thin hooks and strands. While cirrus clouds are easily observed from the surface, they are usually so thin that they are difficult to detect by satellite. In strong thunderstorms, however, strands of thicker cirrus clouds are often visible as outflow at the top of the thunderstorm. Cirrus clouds are very helpful in determining the direction of upper-level winds. The cloud strands, when visible, are oriented parallel to the upper level winds. Dense cirrus decks can be observed in visible images as streaks or bands and can be distinguished from lower clouds by the shadow they cast below. In the infrared image, the denser cirrus are very bright because of their cold temperature, but can be subject to the effects of a heterogeneous field of view.
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∙ 15y agono cirrus does not cause weather.
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What type of front is approaching if you see cirrus clouds high in the sky EXPLAIN how you know?
Cirrus clouds are followed by an approaching warm front.
Which clouds would you see on a nice sunny day?
Some types of cloud you might see on a nice sunny day are cumulus clouds or perhaps cirrus clouds..
When you see dark clouds in the sky and assume it may rain soon you are making a what?
an educated guess
How can you make a cloud in a bottle?
You have to have a 2 liter bottle. then you need some hot water. Swish the hot water around in the bottle with the lid closed. Then after that light a match and put it in the bottle. Close the lid as soon as possible. then squeeze the bottle for a while and watch. Then soon enough the cloud will form, and if you open the lid after you see the cloud and watch, the cloud will come out the top!!!!! HAVE FUN!!!!!
What do you call a group of clouds?
There does not appear to be an official collective term for a group of clouds. Some people call them a group of clouds. Others just use "a group of" and the type of cloud they see like cirrus clouds or cumulonimbus clouds.
What will happen if you see a cirrus cloud?
nothing much
What kind of cloud formations will you see during flood?
cirrus clouds
What type of front is approaching if you see cirrus clouds high in the sky EXPLAIN how you know?
Cirrus clouds are followed by an approaching warm front.
What is the name of the cloud you see when it rains?
A rain cloud is usually a "nimbus" cloud such as the nimbostratus and cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) clouds.
Which clouds would you see on a nice sunny day?
Some types of cloud you might see on a nice sunny day are cumulus clouds or perhaps cirrus clouds..
What kind of cloud would you see in fair wheather?
Cumulus clouds are usually associated with fair weather.The type of cloud that is most closely associated with fair weather is a cirrus cloud. These white clouds are wispy and light, often blown by strong winds.stratusCumulus CloudsCumulus Clouds-have flat bottoms and often indicate fair weatherThe cloud type that indicated fair weather is most commonly cirrus clouds. These are wispy, light clouds that are thinly spread across the sky.cumuluscumulusThink its cumulus but im not sure.Good luck :)Cirrus clouds and Cumulus clouds.Cumulus
Why can we see a cloud?
because the clouds are basically watervapour and if there wernt clouds there wouldn't be much rain
What cloud tells you snow is coming?
When you see a precipitation cloud (Nimbostratus or Cumulonimbus) you can never tell if it will be rain or snow until the snow actually begins
How do you know if it will rain?
if you see a black or grey cloud in the sky and some people say that cows know if it will rain, I'm not sure how they show it if they do at all
Why doesn't it always rain when we see clouds?
Because not all clouds produce rain ! The water droplets inside a cloud need to be a minimum size to succumb to gravity and fall as rain.
What weather does cirrus clouds bring?
Cirrus clouds usually approach with fair weather, but the fair weather may later indicate that a storm/thunderstorm is approaching.
It is a gray cloudy day and light rain is falling What type of clouds would you expect to see?
It is a cumulus cloud.
