BayToday reader Robin Maluga sent us this picture today of the skies over North Bay.
It impressed us so much we wanted to share it, but we're journalists not meteorologists so we wondered what these clouds are called.
We checked ZME Science and here's what we found.
- Altocumulus stratiformis – Looks like a bunch of flat-bottomed puffy clouds packed tightly together but separated by small streaks.These can sometimes extend over the whole sky.
- Cirrocumulus stratiformis – These are the famous ‘fish scale’ clouds.
- Cirrus floccus – These have a more cotton wool-like appearance than any other cirrus.
Any ideas?
