Dark blue cloudy sky

What is Low Clouds?

A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist of stratus and stratocumulus clouds, while cumuliform clouds include cumulus and cumulonimbus clouds. The cloud base heights vary according to the warm or cold regions.

Schedule a Demo Today

A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!

Contact Us

Glossary

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.

The amount of water vapor present in the air, which can affect comfort levels and weather conditions.

The mass of air surrounding the earth and bound to it more or less permanently by the earth's gravitational attraction.

The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...

Temperature scale, abbreviated as °C, found by accepting the freezing point of water at one atmospheric pressure as zero...

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

The temperature at which air becomes saturated with moisture and water vapor begins to condense into liquid form, leading...

Air laden with sand and dust, common in areas devoid of permanent vegetation, especially deserts.

Frozen drizzle is a dangerous type of frozen rain. It’s a light rain that falls in very fine drops, which freezes on contact...