A Look at Weather

Clouds  Clouds help meteorologists make a weather forecast. Certain clouds show what weather will happen soon.  Types of Clouds: –Cirrus –Stratus –Cumulus  Clouds help meteorologists make a weather forecast. Certain clouds show what weather will happen soon.  Types of Clouds: –Cirrus –Stratus –Cumulus

Cirrus Clouds  High and wispy clouds  Made of ice crystals  Signal a change in the weather  High and wispy clouds  Made of ice crystals  Signal a change in the weather

Stratus Clouds  Low, Flat Clouds  Cover the sky like a gray sheet  Signal precipitation  Low, Flat Clouds  Cover the sky like a gray sheet  Signal precipitation

Cumulus Clouds  Fair weather clouds  Puffy, white floating across the sky  Calm and dry weather  Fair weather clouds  Puffy, white floating across the sky  Calm and dry weather

Cumulonimbus Clouds  Clouds piled high in the sky  Dark gray at the bottom  Signal a thunderstorm  Clouds piled high in the sky  Dark gray at the bottom  Signal a thunderstorm