Cloud Types Four Main Types 1) Cirrus 2) Cumulus

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Cloud Types Four Main Types 1) Cirrus 2) Cumulus 3) Stratus 4) Nimbus (only used in combinations) ***Most other clouds are just a combination of these four

Cirrus High Level wispy, feathery, hair-like, stretched out cotton ball

Stratus Low Level Featureless, grey, like high fog, sheet covering the sky

Cumulus Vertically developed Sharply Outlined, Fair (nice) Weather, Puffy Cotton Ball

Cumulonimbus Vertically Developed Massive Thunderstorms Large, Heavy, Dense Anvil shaped head.

Cirrocumulus High Level Part Cirrus, Part Cumulus

Cirrostratus High Level Part Cirrus, Part Stratus

Stratocumulus Low Level Part Stratus, Part Cumulus