Cirrostratus cloud
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Cirrostratus is a high-altitude, very thin, and generally uniform stratiform genus-type of cloud. It is composed of ice crystals, which are particles of frozen water. Cirrostratus is difficult to see
Cirrostratus nebulosus clouds backlit by the Sun
Cirrostratus at night causing a moon halo
Stratus cloud
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Stratus clouds are low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base, as opposed to convective or cumuliform clouds formed by rising thermals. The term stratus describes flat,
Cirrostratus cloud
…Cirrostratus () is a high-altitude, very thin, and generally uniform stratiform genus-type of cloud. It is composed of ice crystals, which are particles of frozen water. Cirrostratus is difficult to see and can produce halos. These…
Typical stratus clouds over Skopje, North Macedonia. The mountains are higher than the cloud top, overlooking a sea of clouds.
Stratus undulatus clouds during a rainy day.
A cirrostratus cloud
A nimbostratus cloud