What are the 8 kinds of clouds?

Types of Clouds

Table of Contents

High cloud – cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus.
Middle cloud – altostratus, altocumulus, nimbostratus.
Low cloud – stratus, stratocumulus.
Vertical – cumulus, cumulonimbus.

What are the 5 main cloud types?

Here’s a list of some of the most common cloud types you might spot in the sky:

High Clouds (16,500-45,000 feet) Cirrus. Cirrus clouds are delicate, feathery clouds that are made mostly of ice crystals.
Mid-level Clouds (6,500-23,000 feet) Altocumulus.
Low Clouds (less than 6,500 feet) Cumulus.
Special Clouds. Contrails.

How do you identify types of clouds?

Clouds are given different names based on their shape and their height in the sky. Some clouds are puffy like cotton while others are grey and uniform. Some clouds are near the ground, while others are near the top of the troposphere.

What is the name of wispy clouds?

Cirrus clouds are wispy, feathery, and composed entirely of ice crystals. They often are the first sign of an approaching warm front or upper-level jet streak. Unlike cirrus, cirrostratus clouds form more of a widespread, veil-like layer (similar to what stratus clouds do in low levels).

What clouds produce snow?

nimbostratus
The prefix “nimbo-” or the suffix “-nimbus” are low-level clouds that have their bases below 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) above the Earth. Clouds that produce rain and snow fall into this category. (“Nimbus” comes from the Latin word for “rain.”) Two examples are the nimbostratus or cumulonimbus clouds.

What are different clouds?

Names for clouds

Stratus/strato: flat/layered and smooth.
Cumulus/cumulo: heaped up/puffy, like cauliflower.
Cirrus/cirro: high up/wispy.
Alto: medium level.
Nimbus/Nimbo: rain-bearing cloud.