Definitions
Made up of small droplets of rain falling from stratus clouds.
drizzle
Rain
RA
SKY CLEAR
SKC
What is the main types of clouds ?
High-Mid-Low
Clouds (generate) when warm, moist air
form-develop
Can be intermittent (it has short breaks) or continuous (falls for a long time without stopping)
rain
Snow
SN
TOWERING Cumulus
TCU
Known for generating heavy rain, lightning, and tornadoes ?
Cumulonimbus
(loses heat)
cools
A mixture of rain and snow.
sleet
Mist
BR
WDSPR
Cloud with vertical growth are (2 answers)
Cumulus-Cumulonimbus
condenses
transforms-liquify
a slight *obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles.
haze
Hail
WHAT IS THE SKY COVERAGE OF BROKEN (BKN) CLOUDS
5/8-7/8
Clouds given this prefix—derived from the Latin for "high"—are found exclusively in the middle level of the atmosphere.
Altocumulus
reaches
hits-attain
Any atmospheric phenomenon, except clouds, that restricts vertical visibility (e.g., dust, rain, snow, etc.).
obscuration
Cumuliform
CUF
Few (1/8-2/8)
Whenever the Latin root word "nimbus" or "nimbo" is added to a cloud's name, it means the cloud is actively doing this.
raining
rain starts
precipitation occurs