Look at the height of your clouds

and thing about their shapes

then select a cloud

Heights

0-2000m

Stratus (St), Nimbostratus (Ns), Stratocumulus (Sc)

 

 

2000m-6000m

Altostratus (As), Altocumulus (Ac) can be Cumuliform

 

 

6000m-above

Cirrus (Ci), Cirrostratus (Cs), Aircraft Contrails
0-2000m

Stratus

(flat low grey sheet)
St

Nimbostratus

(flat low dark/raining sheet)
Ns

Stratocumulus

(layer of rounded rolls)
Sc

Cumulus

(Cauliflower Clouds)
Cu

Cumulonimbus

(dark base white sides rain)
Cb
2000m-6000m

Altostratus

(layer thin enough to see the sun)
As

Altocumulus

(white or grey patches/shapes)
Ac
6000m-above

Cirrus

(hair like patches)
Ci

Cirrostratus

(thin veil through which the sun is visable)
Cs
Aircraft Contrails (aircraft made cloud)
contrails

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select Your Cloud by clicking the arrow

 

 

 

Select Your Cloud by clicking the arrow