Predicting the Weather with Clouds

Step 2 High Clouds

High clouds form at 16,000 - 43,000 feet. Basically, these are the clouds that you only encounter on the top of really high mountains or at the cruising altitude of a jet airplane. Due to the extreme conditions at which they form, they tend to be comprised primarily of ice crystals.

High clouds do not block sunlight.

High clouds include:
Cirrus
Cirrostratus
Cirrocumulus

Comments

[desertdog]

Of course it is New Mexico.  There are too many people in Arizona to get a shot like that.

[purduecer]

Cool Instructable. Minor, unimportant thing, in your "High Clouds" step, you're missing a 0 in the number 16,000

[mt_si_dad]

Looks like Sedona AZ

[randofo]

Actaully, I think this was taken near Pecos National Monument in NM.

[pppoootttzzz]

i was thinking the same thing. i live in new mexico