weather conditions
Behind yesterday’s disturbance zone, which brought unstable showers, a high pressure system extend from France to the Alpine region during the night into Monday. With the increasing influence of high pressure, the atmosphere from above was quickly stabiliz and dri out. Below just under 3000 meters, a little more moisture remain, which was visible through various low cloud formations.
Schematic representation of the cloud layers
Schematic representation of the cloud layers. The lower layer cover in today’s blog is fram in r. (MeteoSwiss)
stratus
The stratus cloud type is made up of low layer clouds. They are characteriz by a structureless gray with a recognizable but usually contourless underside. If the stratus is thick enough, it can sometimes cause drizzle or, spain phone number library at sufficiently low temperatures, a little snow or snow grains. High fog is probably the best known form of the stratus cloud type.
image with stratus clouds
Morning stratus fields at different heights. View from Heiligenschwendi over Lake Thun (MeteoSchweiz, Roundshot)
Cumulus
Found on drawings, emojis or on a retailer’s trading card: the most well-known type of cloud, which in everyday life is usually referr to as a cumulus cloud. It appears as an isolat and sharply defin yearbook of international law; international law colloquium cumulus cloud. These are form when the air flows vertically upwards due to unstable stratification (convection). The adb directory air cools down and becomes relatively moister. This leads to condensation and thus the formation of clouds.
photo with cumulus clouds
Cumulus humilis (Photo: H. Graf, not taken today)
While the cloud base is always found in the lower layer of the atmosphere, its upper limit can also reach the middle or even the upper cloud layer, depending on its thickness. If the cumulus cloud reaches the tropopause, it spreads out and forms an anvil. The cloud then no longer belongs to the genus Cumulus, but is call Cumulonimbus.