Easily recognize and name the 10 basic cloud types based on a cloud's shape and height in the sky. Plus, learn what each tells about the weather.
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"Altocumulus clouds are the most common clouds in the middle atmosphere. You'll recognize them as white or gray patches that dot the sky in large, rounded masses or clouds that are aligned in parallel bands. They look like the wool of sheep or scales of mackerel fish—hence their nicknames "sheep backs" and "mackerel skies."cumulus:"