Monday 19 December 2011

High Level Clouds

High level clouds ( family A) usually form at the edge of a warm front.
They indicated fair weather.They are made of super cooled or
frozen water droplets which have been deposited at high altitudes.
They also indicate that the weather will change within 24 hours.
They have a temperature of -200C  to -300C.

Cirrus
File:Cirrus stratiformis to Cc.JPG
(Wikipedia)
Cirrocumulus

Cirrocumulus floccus
(Wikipedia)
Cirrostratus
(Windows to the Universe, Lisa Gardiner)

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