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    High clouds include cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus clouds that form above 18,000 feet. Middle clouds such as altostratus and altocumulus form between 6,500 to 18,000 feet, while low clouds like stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostratus occur below 6,500 feet. Clouds with vertical growth like cumulus often develop into cumulonimbus clouds that produce thunderstorms with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and sometimes tornadoes. Special clouds include nimbostratus clouds that bring rain and lenticular and mammatus clouds.

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    High clouds include cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus clouds that form above 18,000 feet. Middle clouds such as altostratus and altocumulus form between 6,500 to 18,000 feet, while low clouds like stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostratus occur below 6,500 feet. Clouds with vertical growth like cumulus often develop into cumulonimbus clouds that produce thunderstorms with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and sometimes tornadoes. Special clouds include nimbostratus clouds that bring rain and lenticular and mammatus clouds.

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    Cloud Group Cloud Height Cloud Types

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    Heryani Mukhair
    High clouds include cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus clouds that form above 18,000 feet. Middle clouds such as altostratus and altocumulus form between 6,500 to 18,000 feet, while low clouds like stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostratus occur below 6,500 feet. Clouds with vertical growth like cumulus often develop into cumulonimbus clouds that produce thunderstorms with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and sometimes tornadoes. Special clouds include nimbostratus clouds that bring rain and lenticular and mammatus clouds.

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    Cloud Group

    Cloud Height

    Cloud Types

    High Clouds = Cirrus (high)

    Above 18,000 feet

    Cirrus
    Cirrostratus
    Cirrocumulus

    Middle Clouds = Alto (mid)

    6,500 feet to 18,000 feet

    Altostratus
    Altocumulus

    Up to 6,500 feet

    Stratus
    Stratocumulus
    Nimbostratus

    Low Clouds = Stratus (flat wide)

    Clouds with Vertical Growth

    Cumulus
    Cumulonimbus

    Special Clouds
    Nimbo= bring rains
    Cumulo = piles of cloud

    Mammatus
    Lenticular
    Fog
    Contrails

    Jenis Awan
    Cirrus Cloud

    Cirrostratus

    Gambar

    Penerangan
    - Common high clouds
    - Fair and pleasant weather
    - The direction tells which
    weather approaching
    - Change in weather within 24
    hours
    -

    Sheetlike high clouds


    Thin as sun and moon can be
    seen
    Come 12-24 hours before a
    rain or snow storm.

    Cirrocumulu
    s

    Small,rounded white puffs that


    appear in long rows
    In tropical indicates
    approaching hurricane.

    Altostratus

    Altocumulus

    Stratus
    Clouds

    Stratuscomu
    lus

    Nimbostratu
    s

    Gray or blue-gray mid-level


    clouds.
    Usually cover the entire sky
    The sun may be dimly visible
    Form ahead of storms with
    continuous rain

    Mid level cloud appears as


    puffy masses
    Forms in group
    If you see altocumulus clouds
    on warm. Sticky morning, be
    prepared to see thunderstorm
    late in the afternoon.
    Uniform grayish clouds that
    often cover the entire sky
    Resembles fog that doesnt
    reach the ground

    Low, puffy and gray


    Blue sky visible in between
    them
    Rain rarely happen with this
    clouds
    They can turn to nimbostratus.

    Dark gray, wet looking cloudy


    layer associated with
    continuously falling rain.
    Produce precipitation that
    usually light to moderate.

    Cumulus

    Cumulonimb
    us

    White puffy that look like


    floating cotton.
    Called fair weather clouds
    Base is flat and the top has
    round tower.
    This cloud grow upward and
    can develop into giant
    cumulonimbus clouds.
    (thunderstorm clouds)
    Thunderstorm clouds
    High winds can flatten the top
    of the cloud into an anvil-like
    shape.
    Associated heavy rain, snow,
    hail, lightning and even
    tornadoes.

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