What Kind of Cloudy Is It? Clouds are little drops of water or ice hanging in the atmosphere. A ceilometer measures the height of clouds. | Cloud | Descriptive Name | Height | Description |
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| Cirrus | Mare's tails | 4 miles + | thin, feathery | | Cirrocumulus | Mackerel sky | 4 miles + | small patches of white | | Cirrostratus | Bedsheet clouds | 4 miles + | thin, white sheets | | Stratus* | High fogs | 0-1 mile | low, gray blanket | | Cumulus | Cauliflowers | 1/4-4 miles | flat-bottomed, white puffy | | Cumulonimbus* | Thunderheads | 1/4-4 miles | mountains of heavy, dark clouds | | *Indicates rain or snow clouds |
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