Tutorial
Stratus
Clouds
These low clouds exhibit a fairly uniform light to dark gray appearance and
typically blanket large areas of the sky. The bases of these clouds are usually
found near the ground to around 6,500 feet. A stratus cloud with its base extending
down to the ground is known as fog. Other low clouds include cumulus,
fractocumulus, stratocumulus,
fog, and fractostratus.
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