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</p> <p><strong></strong></p><XXXXXX> <h2>cloud classification &XXX; weather XXXXXXXXXX</h2> <p>meteorologists classify clouds based on XXXXX <strong>altitude</strong> (high, mid, XXX) XXX XXXXX <XXXXXX>XXXXXXXXXX</XXXXXX> (XXXXXX = wispy, XXXXXXX = XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX = puffy, XXXXXX = XXXX-XXXXXXX).</p> <XX>XXXX-level clouds (above XX,XXX ft / X,000 m)</XX> <p>composed entirely of XXX XXXXXXXX XXX to freezing temperatures at XXXXXXX XXXXXXX.</p> <table></table> <table><XXXXX><tr><th>XXXXX XXXX</th><th>XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX &XXX; formation</th><th>predictive signal</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>XXXXXX</strong></td><td>thin, XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX XX high-altitude jet XXXXXXX.</td><td>XXXX XXXXXXX currently, but indicates an approaching warm front within XX–48 hours.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>cirrostratus</XXXXXX></td><td>XXXX, XXXXX-like veil covering the XXX, often creating a XXXX around the sun or moon.</td><td>rain or snow XX likely XXXXXX 12–XX XXXXX XX a low-XXXXXXXX front moves in.</td></tr><tr><td><XXXXXX>cirrocumulus</XXXXXX></td><td>small, white XXXXXXX or rippled XXXXXX ("XXXXXXXX sky").</td><td>XXXXX-XXXX fair weather, XXX can signal XXXXXXXX XXX and XXXXXXXXXXX rain in warm XXXXXXX.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><strong></strong></p> <p><XXXXXX></XXXXXX></p><XXXXXX> <h3>mid-level XXXXXX (6,500 XX 20,000 XX / 2,000 XX X,XXX m)</h3> <p>composed XX water XXXXXXXX, XXX crystals, or a supercooled XXX of both.</p> <table></table> <table><XXXXX><tr><th>XXXXX XXXX</th><th>XXXXXXX conditions & XXXXXXXXX</th><th>XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX</th></tr></XXXXX><tbody><tr><td><strong>XXXXXXXXXXX</strong></td><td>gray or XXXX-gray XXXXXXX partially obstructing sunlight. XXXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX.</td><td>XXXXXXXXXX XXXX or XXXX is imminent within a few XXXXX.</td></tr><tr><td><XXXXXX>altocumulus</XXXXXX></td><td>gray/XXXXX roll-like patches or puffy masses ("sheep backs"). formed XX XXXXXX convection.</td><td>XX XXXX on a hot, XXXXX XXXXXX morning, indicates afternoon thunderstorms are likely.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><XXXXXX></strong></p> <p><strong></XXXXXX></p><strong> <XX>XXX-XXXXX XXXXXX (surface to X,500 ft / 2,000 m)</XX> <p>dense XXXXXX primarily made XX liquid water XXXXXXXX.</p> <table></table> <table><XXXXX><tr><th>cloud XXXX</th><th>XXXXXXX conditions &XXX; XXXXXXXXX</th><th>XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>XXXXXXX</XXXXXX></td><td>XXXXXX, flat-based white XXXXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX.</td><td><strong>XXXX weather</strong> if small and spread out; indicates XXXXXX instability XX growing XXXXXXXXXX.</td></tr><tr><td><XXXXXX>stratus</XXXXXX></td><td>flat, XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX covering XXX sky like XXX above ground XXXXX.</td><td>stable XXX; XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX, overcast XXXXXXXXXX, or cool XXXX weather.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>stratocumulus</XXXXXX></td><td>low, XXXXX, dark-XXXX XXXXXXX separated by XXXXX sky XXXX.</td><td>XXXX, stable weather; rarely XXXXXXXX heavy rain.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><XXXXXX></strong></p> <p><strong></XXXXXX></p><XXXXXX> <h3>XXXXXXXX development clouds (XXXXX-layer)</XX> <XX><li><p><strong>nimbostratus:</strong> dark, thick, low-XX-XXX layer clouds that XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX the sun. they XXXX XXXXX warm or stationary fronts, bringing <XXXXXX>XXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX precipitation</strong> (XXXX or XXXX) that XXXXX XXX hours.</p></li><li><p><strong>XXXXXXXXXXXX:</XXXXXX> XXXXX, towering XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX from low altitudes XX to XXX tropopause, often forming an XXXXX XXXXX at XXX top. XXXXXX by XXXXXX convective heat and XXXXXXX updrafts, they XXXXXX <XXXXXX>XXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX</strong>, including XXXXX</p></li></ul> </XXXXXX></strong></XXXXXX></strong></strong></XXXXXX></strong></u></u></em><p><em><u><u><XXXXXX><XXXXXX></strong></strong></u></u></em><br></p><p></p>">
