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Here are a list of clouds that can make rain and/or snow:
- Altocumulus - can bring precipitation
- Altostratus - can bring rain or snow
- Stratocumulus - can bring light rain or drizzle
- Stratus - can bring minor precipitation
- Nimbostratus - can bring constant precipitation
- Cumulonimbus - can bring heavy rain, thunderstorms, or light showers
Contrary to popular belief, cumulus clouds do not make rain or snow. They can form together to make cumulonimbus clouds that can make rain or snow. Cumulus clouds can be a prediction of heavy weather to come if they appear at certain times of the day.
Cumulus clouds are considered the 'fair weather' cloud, as they do not produce rain or snow on their own unless they form together into a cumulonimbus to do so.
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Do cirrus clouds make rain or snow?
Cirrus clouds don't precipitate.
What is full of or covered by dense clouds?
Cumulonimbus clouds are usually the type of moisture producing clouds. Bear in mind that the altitude of a cloud may vary the type of cloud; air temps can make the difference between rain or snow.
Which type of cloud is most likely to cause rain or snow?
There are two main rain/snow making clouds. Nimbostratus, a thick uniformly grey cloud at low heights will cause light to moderate rain or snow to fall over long periods of time. Cumulonimbus, a massive white towering cloud sometimes with the shape of an anvil, with a very dark appearance from below. These clouds will make very heavy rain/snow fall over a short time, often with the presence of lightning. These are the clouds that will make rain and snow
Does snow come from clouds?
Yes it does as it is rain held in clouds before it reaches us.
Which group of clouds produce rain?
The names of the groups of clouds that can produce rain are nimbostratus and cumulonimbus. The nimbostratus clouds are the ones we see that become very dark and produce a lot of rain or snow. The cumulonimbus clouds are responsible for lighter rain and thunderstorms.
Do cirrus clouds make rain or snow?
Cirrus clouds don't precipitate.
Where do you suppose clouds get water to make rain?
The puddles from rain evaporates to the clouds and then falls as rain, snow, sleet or hail.. And it just continues.
What are low clouds that bring rain or snow?
Nimbostratus clouds...
How are clouds on earth different from clouds on neptune?
In Earth, the clouds has rain, snow, and hail. But in Neptune, they clouds doesn't has snow or hail.
What clouds bring snow or rain?
Cumulonimbus- Brings rain and lightningNimbostratus- Brings RainStratus: Light drizzle or flurryIf cold enough, they provide snow!
What is full of or covered by dense clouds?
Cumulonimbus clouds are usually the type of moisture producing clouds. Bear in mind that the altitude of a cloud may vary the type of cloud; air temps can make the difference between rain or snow.
What is rain caused by?
Rain is caused when the precipitation forms into clouds and the clouds get heavy and if it is cold enough then it will snow or if it is warm the it will rain.
Do nimbus clouds bring rain?
Yes, nimbus clouds bring rain, sleet, snow, etc.
Which type of cloud is most likely to cause rain or snow?
There are two main rain/snow making clouds. Nimbostratus, a thick uniformly grey cloud at low heights will cause light to moderate rain or snow to fall over long periods of time. Cumulonimbus, a massive white towering cloud sometimes with the shape of an anvil, with a very dark appearance from below. These clouds will make very heavy rain/snow fall over a short time, often with the presence of lightning. These are the clouds that will make rain and snow
What is a cross between a snowstorm clouds and rain?
snow + rain = sleet
What does big dark clouds mean?
snow or rain
What type of precipitation is in nimbostratus clouds?
Rain, Snow
