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Thunderstorms can come from cirrus clouds. Large numbers of cirrus clouds is a sign that a frontal system is approaching the area.
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Do cirrus clouds produce thunderstorms?
No, cumulonimbus clouds do.
Can cirrus and stratus cloud make a thunderstorm or a tornado?
No. Status clouds can bring rain but not thunderstorms and certainly not tornadoes. Cirrus clouds are sometimes torn away from thunderstorms, but they do not cause them. Tornadoes and the thunderstorms that produce them are associate with cumulonimbus clouds.
Which cloud is made of ice crystals?
Cirrus clouds are primarily made out of ice crystals.
Do cirrus clouds make rain or snow?
Cirrus clouds don't precipitate.
What kinds of clouds are the kind that are high thin bumpy clouds?
These clouds are called "cirrus" which is derived from the Latin word meaning "curl". The clouds are made mostly of tiny ice crystals and form at altutudes above 8000 metres, where water vapour is scarce.
Do cirrus clouds produce thunderstorms?
No, cumulonimbus clouds do.
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.
Can cirrus and stratus cloud make a thunderstorm or a tornado?
No. Status clouds can bring rain but not thunderstorms and certainly not tornadoes. Cirrus clouds are sometimes torn away from thunderstorms, but they do not cause them. Tornadoes and the thunderstorms that produce them are associate with cumulonimbus clouds.
Is cirrus associated with thunderstorms?
Sometimes it is indirectly associated with thunderstorms. Some cirrus clouds are the result of strong upper level winds blowing away the tops of thunderstorms.
How are cirrus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds are alike and different?
one is coller
What are feather like clouds called?
High, wispy clouds are generally categorized as cirrus clouds.
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.
Do thunderstorms and tornadoes come from nimbostratus clouds?
No. Thunderstorms form from cumulonimbus clouds, and tornadoes form from thunderstorms. Cucmulonimbus clouds develop in highly unstable atmosphere, while nimbo stratus indicates a fairly stable atmosphere.
What is the weather when altocumulus clouds come?
it usually gives thunderstorms
Which form at higher altitudes-cirrus clouds or stratus clouds?
Cirrus
Are cirrus clouds low are high?
Cirrus clouds are at a high altitude.
