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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.

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Glossary

A thin, white cloud layer that is intertwined or separate, arranged in regular order, and does not cast a shadow.

Particles such as pollen, grass seeds, or dust in the air that cause allergies and are transported by winds.

A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white...

Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

A type of low-altitude cloud that forms in uniform layers, often covering the entire sky and producing overcast conditions.

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

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