Clouds

Cirro root

High

Alto root

Mid

Strato root

layer

Nimbo root

rain, precipitation

cumulo root

puffy, flat bottom

cirrus clouds

High, entirely made of ice crystals

cirrostratus

high, ice crystals, widespread and layered, forms halo around moon and sun

cirrocumulus

high, little cloudlets, regularly spaced, ice crystals

Altostratus

middle, flat layer, grey or blue, can barley see the sun

Altocumulus

Middle, puffy, grid formation

Stratocumulus

low, Arranged in groups or waves, comes after rain, can turn into a Cb

What does it mean when you see a stratus cloud

Warm front approaching

Cumulonimbus

Storm, verticle formation, flat bottom

Cumulus

low, Cartoon cloud, white or light grey, puffy, flat bottoms

Nimbostratus

Low, dark grey, ragged bases

cumuliform

individual clouds

stratiform

layers

Cirrus

Cirrocumulus

Cirrostratus

Altocumulus

Altostratus

Cumulus

stratocumulus

nimbostratus

Stratus

Low, can cause fog and drizzle

Nimbo

Actively raining