Common Cloud Types

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Here’s a quick guide to each cloud type from the image and what it typically indicates:

1. Cirrus – Thin, wispy clouds high in the sky; usually mean fair weather but can signal a change within 24–48 hours.
    
2. Cirrocumulus – Small, white patches or ripples high up; often indicate fair but cold weather, sometimes a sign of incoming storms.
    
3. Cirrostratus – Transparent, milky veil covering the sky; often produces halos around the sun/moon and can mean rain or snow is coming.
    
4. Altocumulus – White or gray patches in mid-level layers; may signal unsettled weather or thunderstorms later in the day.
    
5. Altostratus – Gray or blue-gray sheet that covers the sky; often ahead of continuous rain or snow.
    
6. Stratocumulus – Low, lumpy clouds; usually bring overcast skies but little precipitation.
    
7. Stratus – Low, gray, featureless clouds; bring mist, drizzle, or light rain.
    
8. Cumulus – Fluffy, white clouds with flat bases; fair weather, though they can grow into storm clouds.
    
9. Nimbostratus – Thick, dark, low clouds; produce steady, widespread rain or snow.
    
10. Cumulonimbus – Towering, anvil-shaped clouds; thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, and sometimes tornadoes.