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,
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.
Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals held in the air near the Earth's surface. Fog can be considered a type of low-lying cloud usually resembling stratus and is h
Stratus cloud
…the prefix Strato- meaning 'layer'. Stratus clouds may produce a light drizzle or a small amount of snow. These clouds are essentially above-ground fog formed either through the lifting of morning fog or through cold air moving at low altitudes. Some call these clouds "high fog" for their fog-like form…
Minute droplets of water constitute this after-dark radiation fog, with an ambient temperature of −2 °C (28 °F). Their motion trails are captured as streaks.
A close-up view of water droplets forming fog. Those outside the camera lens's depth of field appear as orbs.
Ground fog in Frankfurt, Germany.