cumulus
>clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton
>Usually mean dry weather
cirrus
Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels.
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cumulus
>clouds that look like fluffy, rounded piles of cotton
>Usually mean dry weather
cirrus
Wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels.
stratus
Clouds that form in flat layers and often cover much of the sky.
nimbostratus
Clouds that are low-level, uniform layer, usually very dark, that bring strong precipitation
Cirrostratus
High elevation clouds, layered across the sky
Cirrocumulus
a cloud at a high altitude consisting of a series of regularly arranged small clouds resembling ripples
Altocumulus
Medium level cumulus cloud that is higher than regular cumulus clouds. Lead to precipitation.
Altostratus
Medium level stratus cloud that is higher than regular stratus clouds. Lead to precipitation.
Cumunlonimbus
Giant clouds that spread across all three levels in the sky
Stratocumulus
Low elevation layered clouds with tops and bottoms rounded
Frontal rainfall
A type of rainfall that occurs when cold fronts meat warm fronts.
Convectional rainfall (convective)
Rainfall formed due to rising warm, moist air.
Relief rainfall (orographic)
Formed when air is forced to cool as it rises over relief (height) features in the landscape (hills or mountains).