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What are the main characteristics of high-level clouds?
Cirrus clouds are
▫️made of ice crystals and look like long, thin, wispy white streamers high in the sky
▫️commonly known as "mare's tails" because they are shaped like the tail of a horse
▫️often seen during fair weather (but if they are followed by cirrostratus clouds, there may be a warm front on the way).
Cirrocumulus clouds are
▫️small rounded puffs that usually appear in long rows high in the sky
▫️usually white, but sometimes appear gray
▫️often called a "mackerel sky” as they can look like the scales of a fish when covering a lot of the sky
▫️common in winter indicating fair, but cold, weather.
Cirrostratus clouds are
▫️high, thin sheet-like thin clouds that usually cover the entire sky
▫️so thin that the Sun or moon can sometimes shine through and appear to have a halo as light hits the ice crystals and bends.
▫️usually seen 12 to 24 hours before a rain or snowstorm.
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Cirrus clouds are
▫️made of ice crystals and look like long, thin, wispy white streamers high in the sky
▫️commonly known as "mare's tails" because they are shaped like the tail of a horse
▫️often seen during fair weather (but if they are followed by cirrostratus clouds, there may be a warm front on the way).
Cirrocumulus clouds are
▫️small rounded puffs that usually appear in long rows high in the sky
▫️usually white, but sometimes appear gray
▫️often called a "mackerel sky” as they can look like the scales of a fish when covering a lot of the sky
▫️common in winter indicating fair, but cold, weather.
Cirrostratus clouds are
▫️high, thin sheet-like thin clouds that usually cover the entire sky
▫️so thin that the Sun or moon can sometimes shine through and appear to have a halo as light hits the ice crystals and bends.
▫️usually seen 12 to 24 hours before a rain or snowstorm.
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