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Cloud Notes. Cirrus High elevations High elevations Feathery/ wispy with ice crystals Feathery/ wispy with ice crystals Fair weather Fair weather.

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1 Cloud Notes

2 Cirrus High elevations High elevations Feathery/ wispy with ice crystals Feathery/ wispy with ice crystals Fair weather Fair weather

3 Cumulus Medium elevations Medium elevations Puffy, lumpy looking Puffy, lumpy looking Fair weather Fair weather

4 Stratus Low elevation Low elevation Layers covering a large area Layers covering a large area Rain or snow Rain or snow

5 -nimbus Means rain Means rain ex. Cumulonimbus or nimbostratus ex. Cumulonimbus or nimbostratus

6 Cumulonimbus Thunderhead Thunderhead May accompany cold front May accompany cold front

7 Alto- Clouds formed 2-6 km in atmosphere Clouds formed 2-6 km in atmosphere Ex. Altocumulus or alto stratus Ex. Altocumulus or alto stratus

8 Fog Clouds that form at or near the ground Clouds that form at or near the ground

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