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Cloud of the Day – Cirrocumulus In keeping with stratocumulus and altocumulus in the lower levels, cirrus clouds in the high etage (over 20,000 feet) have a cumuliform species – cirrocumulus. As with the other two, cirrocumulus is formed by … Continue reading →

Cloud of the Day – Cirrus Moving into the high etage, over 20,000 feet, we come to the cirrus clouds. As with the two lower levels, there are a few basic cloud types that exemplify the upper etage. Today we’ll … Continue reading →

Cloud of the Day – Altocumulus Castellanus Altocumulus castellanus is a middle etage cloud similar to the lower etage cumulus species. It’s like ordinary altocumulus, but with significant vertical development. It’s as if a towering cumulus grew upward from a … Continue reading →