Cumulus cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cumulus clouds are a type of cloud with noticeable vertical development and clearly defined edges. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin. They are often described as "puffy" or "cotton-like" in a...
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USATODAY.com Latest News ... Cumulus clouds form as water vapor condenses in strong, upward air currents above the earth's surface. These clouds usually have flat bases and lumpy tops. Cumulus clouds are usually very isolated with large areas of blue sky in between the clouds.
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Cumulus clouds are puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton. The base of each cloud is often flat and may be only 1000 m (330 ft) above the ground. The top of the cloud has rounded towers.
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Vertically Developed Clouds; Probably the most familiar of the classified clouds is the cumulus cloud. ... Clouds with Vertical Development; Cloud types include: fair weather cumulus and cumulonimbus.
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Given suitable conditions, however, harmless fair weather cumulus can later develop into towering cumulonimbus clouds associated with powerful thunderstorms.
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Clouds 1.jpg; 605,715 bytes; ... Clouds CL 1.svg; 747 bytes; ... Cumulus clouds.jpg; 661,041 bytes;
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Cumulus clouds are probably the most recognized clouds out of all of the cloud types. Cumulus clouds form below 6,000 feet, but in some extreme cases they can be in altitudes as high as 39,000 feet. They are white puffy clouds that look like cotton balls.
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