A stable layer
Cumulus clouds typically form at altitudes between 1,000 to 8,000 meters (3,300 to 26,000 feet) above ground level. The exact altitude can vary depending on factors such as local weather conditions and the time of day.
Cumulus clouds typically form at altitudes between 1 to 6 kilometers (0.6 to 4 miles) above the Earth's surface.
Cirrus clouds are typically higher in the sky than cumulus clouds. Cirrus clouds form at higher altitudes, usually above 20,000 feet, while cumulus clouds form at lower altitudes, typically below 6,500 feet.
Cumulus clouds are puffy. If the humidity is high, a cumulus cloud's low point may be about 3,00 feet (900 m). However, cumulus clouds in dry regions such as deserts sometimes have bases as high as 10,000 feet (3,000m). This is still low compared to some clouds.
Cumulus clouds typically form at lower altitudes, around 1,000 to 6,500 feet above the ground. Cumulonimbus clouds, which can grow to great heights, can extend vertically up to 60,000 feet or higher in the atmosphere.
Cumulus clouds typically form at altitudes between 1,000 to 8,000 meters (3,300 to 26,000 feet) above ground level. The exact altitude can vary depending on factors such as local weather conditions and the time of day.
Cumulus clouds typically form at altitudes ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 meters (3,300 to 20,000 feet) above the Earth's surface. The height of individual cumulus clouds can vary depending on atmospheric conditions.
Cumulus clouds typically form at altitudes between 1 to 6 kilometers (0.6 to 4 miles) above the Earth's surface.
Cirrus clouds are typically higher in the sky than cumulus clouds. Cirrus clouds form at higher altitudes, usually above 20,000 feet, while cumulus clouds form at lower altitudes, typically below 6,500 feet.
Cumulus clouds are puffy. If the humidity is high, a cumulus cloud's low point may be about 3,00 feet (900 m). However, cumulus clouds in dry regions such as deserts sometimes have bases as high as 10,000 feet (3,000m). This is still low compared to some clouds.
The different names for clouds are cirrus, stratus, cumulus, and altostratus. While stratus clouds are at an altitude that is below 6000 feet, cirrus clouds are high clouds that form above 20,000 feet.
Cumulus clouds typically form at lower altitudes, around 1,000 to 6,500 feet above the ground. Cumulonimbus clouds, which can grow to great heights, can extend vertically up to 60,000 feet or higher in the atmosphere.
There are a variety of clouds that are occasionally seen above a desert: Cumulus, including cumulonimbus Stratus Cirrus
Cumulus clouds are typically found in the lower layer of the atmosphere known as the troposphere. They are usually seen at altitudes ranging from 1,000 to 6,000 meters (3,300 to 20,000 feet) above sea level.
Cumulus clouds, the base of each cloud is often flat and may only be 1000 meters above the ground. Tops may extend to 12,000 meters high
Clouds are divided into two general categories: layered and convective. These are named stratus clouds (or stratiform, the Latin stratus means "layer") and cumulus clouds (or cumuliform; cumulus means "piled up"), respectively. These two cloud types are divided into four more groups that distinguish the cloud's altitude. Clouds are classified by the cloud base height, not the cloud top. This system was proposed by Luke Howard in 1802 in a presentation to the Askesian Society. High clouds (Family A) * Cirrocumulus * Cirrus cloud * Cirrostratus Middle clouds (Family B) * Altostratus * Altocumulus Low clouds (Family C) These are found up to 2,000 m (6,500 feet) and include the stratus (dense and grey). When stratus clouds contact the ground, they are called fog. Clouds in Family C include: * Cumulus (Cu) * Cumulus humilis ** Cumulus mediocris * Stratocumulus (Sc) * Nimbostratus (Ns) * Stratus (St) Vertical clouds (Family D) These clouds can have strong up-currents, rise far above their bases and form at many heights. Clouds in Family D include: * Cumulonimbus (associated with heavy precipitation and thunderstorms) (Cb) * Cumulonimbus calvus ** Cumulonimbus incus ** Cumulonimbus with mammatus * Cumulus (Cu) * Cumulus congestus * Pyrocumulus Other clouds A few clouds can be found above the troposphere; these include noctilucent and polar stratospheric clouds (or nacreous clouds), which occur in the mesosphere and stratosphere respectively. Some clouds form as a consequence of interactions with specific geographical features. Perhaps the strangest geographically-specific cloud in the world is Morning Glory, a rolling cylindrical cloud which appears unpredictably over the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Australia. Associated with a powerful "ripple" in the atmosphere, the cloud may be "surfed" in glider aircraft.
If the air temperature at the ground is 14C, precipitation falling from cumulus clouds could take the form of rain. Cumulus clouds are associated with fair weather, but they can still produce light rain showers if the atmosphere is moist enough.