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Clouds come in ten main types, from the fluffy cumulus to the wispy cirrus with flat, grey stratus in between.<\/p>\n

Different cloud types occur at different heights in the atmosphere: high (cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirrostratus), medium (altocumulus, altostratus, nimbostratus) and low (cumulus, stratocumulus, stratus), except cumulonimbus which wants to be different, so stretches all the way up!<\/p>\n

Can you spot all ten cloud types? You can share your pictures<\/a> or get in touch<\/a> to find out what you’ve spotted.<\/p>\n

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\nIf you want to keep our cloud spotting guide handy, get in touch<\/a> and we’ll send you a pocket sized edition – or here is a print ready version<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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