NWS Cloud Chart - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Apr 25, 2023 · The NWS Cloud Chart is a picture of the state of the sky, displaying both individual clouds and combinations of clouds. This helps provide a picture of the state of the atmosphere at the time of observation.
There are ten basic cloud types arranged in three divisions based on the altitude at which they form. Low level clouds are Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Stratus, and Stratocumulus.
JetStream - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Oct 27, 2023 · The information contained in JetStream is arranged by subject, beginning with global and large-scale weather patterns followed by lessons on air masses, wind patterns, cloud formations, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, damaging winds, tornados, tropical storms, cyclones, and …
NOAA Cloudwise/Weatherwise Poster | National Oceanic and …
Aug 22, 2023 · What are clouds? They are the visible aggregate of minute particles of water and/or ice which form when water vapor condenses. Learn about clouds and how they form to become "NOAA Cloudwise".
Cloud Classification and Characteristics - National Weather Service
Cloud Classification and Characteristics. Clouds are classified according to their height above and appearance (texture) from the ground. The following cloud roots and translations summarize the components of this classification system: 1) Cirro-: curl of hair, high. 3) Strato …
NOAA's National Weather Service - Graphical Forecast
National Digital Forecast Page. The starting point for graphical digital government weather forecasts.
Cloud Level Three levels of clouds have been identified based on the altitude of a cloud's base. The Earth's Water Cycle In 1803 Luke Howard used Latin terms to classify four main cloud types. 'Cumulus means pile and describes heaped, lumpy clouds. 'Cirrus, meaning hair, describes high level clouds that look wispy, like locks of hair.
Cloud Chart - NOAA Boulder
Dec 11, 2023 · There are ten basic cloud types arranged in three divisions based on the altitude at which they form. Low level clouds are Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Stratus, and Stratocumulus. Middle level clouds are Altocumulus, Altostratus and Nimbostratus. High level clouds are Cirrus, Cirrocumulus and Cirrostratus. Precipitation primarily occurs from Cumulus, Cumulonimbus …
NWS Cloud Chart - Big Bend Weather
Produced in conjunction with NASA, the NWS Cloud Chart is a picture of the state of the sky. The chart displays a mixture of individual clouds and combinations of clouds. This is all to provide a picture of the state of the atmosphere at the time of observation.
Satellite Images - National Weather Service
Colder objects are brighter and warmer objects are darker. Lower layers of clouds, generally warmer and lower in altitude, are colored gray. Colder and generally higher clouds tops are highlighted in colors. Infrared imagery is useful for determining cloud features both …