Cloud PointField Guide

Multi-level cloud

Cloud that builds through the depth of the troposphere.

Multi-level — spanning several layers7

Mammatus — The sky's hanging pouchesMammatusIISevere weather in the vicinity; often seen during or after thunderstormsPyrocumulus — The cloud a wildfire builds above itselfPyrocumulusVIIIMarks intense surface heat (wildfire or volcano); can build into stormsCrepuscular rays — Sunbeams fanning through gaps in cloudCrepuscular raysXVBroken cloud with a low sun; little weather significanceCumulonimbus — The towering storm factoryCumulonimbusXXVISevere weather imminent - thunderstorms, heavy precipitation, possible tornadoesPyrocumulonimbus — When a fire grows its own thunderstormPyrocumulonimbusXXXIVAn extreme fire-driven storm - lightning, fierce gusts, even fire tornadoesAnticrepuscular Rays — Sunbeams converging opposite the sunAnticrepuscular RaysXXXVIIBroken cloud with a low sun; little weather significanceFunnel Cloud & Tornado — The spinning column reaching for the groundFunnel Cloud & TornadoXLA severe rotating storm - destructive winds if it reaches the ground