Clouds

Altocumulus clouds

Altocumulus clouds

Altostratus clouds

Altostratus clouds

Cirrocumulus clouds over a forest

Cirrocumulus clouds

Cirrostratus clouds

Cirrostratus clouds
Cirrus clouds over a winter landscape

Cirrus Clouds

Diagram of cloud types. High in the atmosphere are cirrocumulus and cirrus. In the middle of the atmosphere are altocumulus and altostratus. In the lower atmosphere are stratocumulus, stratus and cumulus. Cumulonimbus clouds can be found from near the ground up to above 50,000 feet.

Cloud Types Diagram
Diagram of how mountains create clouds

Clouds Form Due to Mountains
Diagram of clouds forming due to weather fronts

Clouds Form Due to Weather Fronts
Diagram of how air that is forced to rise creates clouds

Clouds Form When Air is Forced to Rise
Contrails

Contrails
Contrails

Contrails
Three Types of Contrails

Contrails: Three Types
Cumulonimbus cloud

Cumulonimbus clouds
Cumulus clouds

Cumulus clouds
Diagram of how clouds form

How Clouds Form
Kelvin-Helmholtz cloud

Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds

Lenticular clouds

Lenticular Clouds

Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus Clouds
Marine Stratocumulus Clouds

Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
Nimbostratus clouds with a rainbow

Nimbostratus clouds

A cloud floating in the middle of a museum room

Nimbus Munnekeholm by Berndnaut Smilde
Noctilucent clouds glowing on the horizon just after sunset

Noctilucent Clouds
Persistent Non-Spreading Contrails

Persistent Non-Spreading Contrails
Persistent Spreading Contrails

Persistent Spreading Contrails
Polar Stratospheric Clouds

Polar Stratospheric Clouds

Short Lived Contrails

Short Lived Contrails
Stratocumulus clouds at sunset

Stratocumulus clouds
Stratus clouds

Stratus clouds