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These clouds are found in heights of between the surface and 6500 feet (2000m). They generally consist of tiny water droplets only. The main types found in this level are:
stratus – a grey, often thin layered cloud.
cumulus – a convective/heaped cloud not dissimilar to the head of a cauliflower
cumulonimbus – nimbus stands for rain, thus it is a convective/heaped cloud with precipitation and thunderstorms
nimbostratus – a thick and rain-
stratocumulus – a layered convective cloud.
Low Clouds
Low stratus, nimbostratus looks similar but much darker
Stratocumulus
Fair-
Rapidly growing cumulus
The anvil of a cumulonimbus
