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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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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
Do cirrus clouds make rain or snow?
Cirrus clouds are thin and wispy clouds that are high in the atmosphere and typically do not produce precipitation. They are composed of ice crystals and are associated with fair weather conditions. However, if cirrus clouds thicken and lower in the atmosphere, they may contribute to the development of rain or snow.
What are two forms of precipitation?
* Rain * Snow * Sleet * Hail * Freezing Rain
Rain or snow is called?
Rain is liquid water droplets falling from clouds, while snow is frozen water crystals that fall from clouds in colder temperatures.
If stratus clouds are dark what are they called?
Because there can be a lot of water in warm air, stratus clouds can easily turn into dark, rain and snow-producing nimbostratus clouds.
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 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.
What is a cross between a snowstorm clouds and rain?
snow + rain = sleet
Are snow cloud's rain cloud's that have frozen?
Not really. In the winter, whether it's raining or snowing, there is snow in the clouds - if it's raining at the surface that means the snow has melted before it reached the ground. There are different processes for the formation of rain and snow in a cloud, but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at a cloud whether it contains rain or snow.
Do produce rain or snowcumulonimbus and nimbostratus clouds?
I believe this question was intended to be: "Do cumulonimbus and nimbostratus clouds produce rain or snow?" The answer to this question is: "Yes, both types of clouds CAN produce precipitation, including rain and/or snow, depending on the temperature in the atmosphere."
What is the scientific name of stratus rain clouds?
The scientific name for stratus rain clouds is "nimbostratus." These clouds are low, thick clouds that often bring continuous 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
Do cirrus clouds make rain or snow?
Cirrus clouds are thin and wispy clouds that are high in the atmosphere and typically do not produce precipitation. They are composed of ice crystals and are associated with fair weather conditions. However, if cirrus clouds thicken and lower in the atmosphere, they may contribute to the development of rain or snow.
