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Clouds (form when water vapor in air condenses to form liquid or ice crystals)
Cirrus (wispy, feathery)
 Brings fair weather
 Highest in the sky
 Made of ice crystals
Cumulus (fluffy, round)
 Brings fair weather
 Looks like cotton
Altocumulus
 High cotton balls
 Indicate precipitation
Cirrocumulus
 Look like cotton balls
 Signal a storm is on its way
Stratus (flat layers)
 Cloudy
 Covers most of the sky
 Dull, gray color
Altostratus
 Higher in the sky
 Indicate precipitation
Cumulonimbus
 Towering, high clouds
 Often look gray
 Signal thunderstorms
Nimbostratus
 Produce drizzle, rain or
snow