Why Cloud Computing Is Ugly, But Clouds Are Sublime

Hey, that cloud looks like a baobab tree! And that one over there looks like a giant slice of apple pie! And that one is an altostratus merging with cirrocumulus, providing a backdrop to the low-lying comulonimbus clouds! Okay, maybe you wont say that last one, but this list will tell you what it means.

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The type, description and height of the clouds in the sky.

CIRRUS

: 200,000 – 40,000 ft.
High, wispy cloud made of particles of ice : 33,380 – 66,760 m

CIRROSTRATUS

: 20,000 – 40,000 ft.
Milky, thin, high clouds 33,380 – 66,760 m

CIRROCUMULUS

: 20,000 – 40,000 ft.
Thin, high lines of clouds with rippled edges 33,380 – 66,760 m

ALTOSTRATUS

: 6,000 – 20,000 ft.
Grayish sheets of clouds 10,014 – 33,380 m

ALTOCUMULUS

: 6,000 – 20,000 ft.
Fleecy bands of clouds in blue sky 10,014 – 33,380 m

STRATOCUMULUS

: 6,000 ft or lower
Low, dark, heavy clouds 10,014 m or lower

STRATUS

: 6,000 ft or lower
Low, dark, heavy clouds 10,014 m or lower

CUMULUS

: 6,000 ft or lower
White, heaped-up clouds seen in fair weather 10,014m or lower

CUMULONIMBUS

: Below 6,000 ft.
Towering clouds; may give heavy showers Below 10,014 m

“You can tell how far away a thunderstorm is by timing the difference between seeing lightning flash and hearing a thunderclap. The less the time, the closer the storm.”

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