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Altocumulus clouds act as a visual cue for a changing weather pattern. These are the types of clouds that appear ahead of a strong cold front and are a common sight. They indicate the presence of ...
These clouds are called altocumulus floccus clouds. The tentacle-looking streaks are ice crystals falling from the cloud but evaporate before they reach the ground, known as virga.
Altocumulus clouds are "mid-level clouds composed primarily of water droplets," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These groups of fleecy clouds share some ...
Altocumulus clouds form most commonly in moderately unstable environments where air is beginning to lift ahead of a cold front, and therefore can be used to predict wet weather 12 to 24 hours in ...
Altocumulus floccus with virga also known as 'jellyticularus'. OK, we made up that last bit, but it really is sometimes known as a jellyfish cloud! Altocumulus is a middle-altitude cloud, ...
There are 10 basic "genera" of clouds, most of the names of which would be familiar to schoolchildren: cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus ...
This image images to show Altocumulus clouds taken from an airplane at sunset. Before this image was attached to the wildfire claim, it was shared with the following caption on Reddit ...
The cloud is altocumulus standing lenticularis, Latin for “lens-shaped.” Lenticular clouds develop in high pressure situations when there are strong winds high up in the atmosphere.