Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________ Per. _________ Pg. _____
Clouds
Name of Cloud and
Meaning of Name
Location of Cloud
Appearance of Cloud
(include a drawing)
Type of Weather
Cloud Forecasts or
Brings
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1. cumulus
Low
Piled, lumpy, mound
< 6,500 ft
White, puffy,
cottonball
Fair weather
Gray puffy masses
formed in groups;
flattened cumulus
Humid weather with
possible
thunderstorm in
afternoon
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White thin wispy
clouds of ice
Fair weather, but
rain or snow in 24 –
48 hours
Can grow vertically
2. altocumulus
Mid level
Mid level, lumpy and 6,500 ft. – 18,000 ft.
piled, joined
6,000 – 20,000 ft
together
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3. cirrus
High
Curly, wispy,
horsetail
>18,000 ft.
Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________ Per. _________ Pg. _____
Clouds
4. stratocumulus
Low
Flat, layered clouds
that are lumpy or
piled
<6,500 ft
Name of Cloud and
Meaning of Name
Location of Cloud
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Low
6. stratus
<6,500 ft
layered
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7. cirrocumulus
High
High level, wispy,
and puffy
>18,000 ft.
Stratus clouds
spread into thin,
white layers, lumpy,
can be grayish
Appearance of Cloud
(include a drawing)
Fair weather
Type of Weather
Cloud Forecasts or
Brings
Flat grayish clouds
Light mist or drizzle
that cover the entire possible;
On the ground this is
sky - overcast
fog
Round white puffs in Seen in winter
long rows (rows of
indicating fair, but
cold weather.1 or 2
popcorn)
days storm or rain.
Mackerel sky
In tropics can mean
a hurricane is
approaching
Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________ Per. _________ Pg. _____
Clouds
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Mid level
8. altostratus
6,500 ft. – 18,000 ft.
Mid-level layered
8-10 mile high
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9. cumulonimbus
Puffy rain cloud
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Gray to blue-gray
clouds of water or
ice
Form ahead of
storms with
continuous rain or
snow
Low
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<6,500 ft, but can
grow vertically,
Dark, flat bottom
extending vertically
to anvil shape (top
spreads out)
Thunderstorm!
Heavy rain, thunder,
lightning, possible
hail or tornado
white
Warm air that is
condensing against a
cold ground
Can reach to (39 ?)
50,000 ft
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10. Fog
On the ground
Stratus on the ground