TYPES OF CLOUDS

THERE ARE 8 TYPES OF CLOUDS

• Stratus
• Stratocumulus
• Cumulus
• Altocumulus
• Altostratus

MORE CLOUD NAMES

• Cirrocumulus
• Cirrus
• Cumulonimbus

THREE MAIN TYPES OF CLOUDS

• Stratus
• Cumulus
• Cirrus

STRATUS CLOUDS

• Flat layered clouds
• Below 6,000 feet
• Change in the weather is coming or already happend

STRATOCUMULUS

• Large dark clouds
• Usually in groups
• Lines or waves

CUMULUS CLOUDS

• Tall, puffy clouds
• Below 6,000 feet

ALTOCUMULUS

• Dark clouds
• In groups and layers
• Smaller than altostratus
• Bigger than cirrocumulus

CIRRUS CLOUDS

• Wispy clouds
• Above 18,000 feet high

cumulonimbus clouds

• from near the ground to above 50,000 feet
• have flat bases
• involved in thunder storms and other intense storms
• usually form as one and in clusters