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Cumulus humilis

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Spot it

Shallow cumulus wider than they are tall.

How it forms

Small convective rises make clouds with limited vertical growth.

Read the sky

Usually associated with fair-weather conditions while they stay shallow.

Where to look

Look over warming land during otherwise settled weather.

Little sky facts

  • Reveal fact 1

    Humilis is a species of cumulus.

  • Reveal fact 2

    Its vertical extent is small.

  • Reveal fact 3

    Its shape can look flattened.

  • Reveal fact 4

    It is not the same as towering congestus.

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WMO International Cloud Atlas

Met Office · formation and weather

Conditions described here are places to look, not a global frequency ranking. Use local weather forecasts and warnings for decisions. Never look directly at the Sun.

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