{"id":6124,"date":"2021-01-19T00:09:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T00:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=6124"},"modified":"2021-01-19T01:37:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T01:37:49","slug":"stratus-clouds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/stratus-clouds\/","title":{"rendered":"Stratus clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6124\" class=\"elementor elementor-6124\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce7e604 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce7e604\" 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-1a204f9\" 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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-acfaf05 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"acfaf05\" 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They are visible as layers of clouds that span a good portion of the sky. These clouds are thicker than the cirrus clouds and can often create shadows on the ground. They are not thick enough to make the moon and sun disappear. Common stratus clouds include Altostratus and Nimbostratus.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Did you know&#8230;<\/i><\/b><br>There is a difference between Altocumulus and Cirrocumulus: Altocumulus is a mid-altitude, dark grey or blue cloud, whiles cirrocumulus is whitish, higher altitude.<\/p>\n<p><h4><b>Altostratus:<\/b><\/h4>\u201cAlto\u201d means \u2018Mid-altitude\u2019. Altostratus is a medium altitude cloud, often with stratus (layered) character. It is blue-grey, or dark grey and indicates that there could be rain in a couple of days. This cloud is also made up of ice crystals and a lot of water droplets. During a sunny day, such clouds can dim the sun\u2019s shine. Altostratus clouds are often featureless and without any distinctive character.<\/p>\n<p><h4><b>Nimbostratus<\/b><\/h4>Nimbos mean rain-bearing. Nimbostratus clouds are also midlevel to low-level clouds, but thicker, heavier, and darker than Altostratus clouds. With these clouds, the sun cannot be seen at all. 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