{"id":6120,"date":"2021-01-19T00:02:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T00:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=6120"},"modified":"2021-01-19T01:18:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T01:18:30","slug":"types-of-clouds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6120\" class=\"elementor elementor-6120\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e95c39d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e95c39d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-836c866\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-are-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What are clouds?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6145 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/important-cloud-terms\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Important cloud terms<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6144 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/how-do-clouds-form\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">How do clouds form?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6143 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6142 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/cirrus-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Cirrus clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6141 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/stratus-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Stratus clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6140 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/cumulus-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Cumulus clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6139 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/special-clouds\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Special clouds<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-6138 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/can-you-predict-the-weather\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Predicting the weather<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488b8d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"488b8d5\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clouds can be placed into three main groups:<\/p>\n<p><h4><b>High Altitude clouds: <\/b><\/h4>These are located 20,000ft or higher above the land surface. Cirrus, Cirrostratus, and Cirrocumulus are the cloud types found here.<\/p>\n<p><h4><b>Middle Altitude Clouds: <\/b><\/h4>These are found between 6,500ft to 20,000ft above the land surface. Altostratus and Altocumulus are the cloud types found here.<\/p>\n<p><h4><b>Low Altitude Clouds:<\/b><\/h4>These cloud types can be found from ground level to about 6,500ft above it. They include Stratus, Stratocumulus, and Nimbostratus clouds.<\/p>\n<p><p><b>Vertical Clouds:<\/b><\/p>These are clouds that extend from the lower to the higher altitudes of the atmosphere. They form by thermal convection or frontal lifting, sustained by the powerful convectional current that holds and push the moisture in the clouds further upward. An example of a vertical cloud is the Cumulonimbus cloud.<\/p>\n<p><h4><b>Foggy Clouds:<\/b><\/h4>These form close to the ground. Sometimes they make visibility very poor such that you can hardly see more than 60 away.<\/p>\n<p><h4><b>Cloud Names:<\/b><\/h4>There are four primary clouds, which have specific features of their own. These are Cirrus (meaning curl), Stratus (meaning spread over), Cumulus (meaning pile or heap), and Nimbus (meaning water or rain-bearing). 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Important cloud terms How do clouds form? Types of clouds Cirrus clouds Stratus clouds Cumulus clouds Special clouds Predicting the weather Types of clouds Clouds can be placed into three main groups: High Altitude clouds: These are located 20,000ft or higher above the land surface. 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