What is Altocumulus?
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These are shaded clouds that can be white or gray, forming a layer or patches. They have thin and translucent edges and can be observed at several different levels simultaneously. Altostratus clouds can change into altocumulus shapes during the day and persist throughout the day. They typically appear wispy and diffuse. In mid-latitudes, the cloud base is between 8,000 and 18,000 feet. This cloud type has subtypes such as altostratus castellanus or altostratus lenticularis, cumulogenitus, floccus, opacus, translucidus, undulatus, and Virga.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.
The occurrence of storms resulting from the horizontal advection of cold air at high levels or the horizontal advection of...
The names given to the winds blowing from the four cardinal directions (north, east, south, and west - N, E, S, W) on a compass.
A weather front where two air masses meet but neither is strong enough to move the other, often resulting in prolonged periods...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...