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cirrus
High thin clouds with a wispy or feathery appearance.
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cirrostratus
A high thin cloud sheet that can produce a halo around the sun or moon.
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cirrocumulus
High clouds made of very small white cloudlets.
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altostratus
A grey mid-level cloud sheet that often covers much of the sky.
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altocumulus
Mid-level cloud patches made of rounded cloudlets.
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stratus
A low uniform cloud layer, sometimes producing drizzle.
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stratocumulus
Low cloud patches or layers made of rounded masses.
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nimbostratus
A thick cloud layer associated with prolonged rain or snow.
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cumulus
Detached puffy clouds with relatively flat bases.
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cumulonimbus
A tall storm cloud associated with thunderstorms.
Cloud spotting
Cloud names describe differences in height, shape and precipitation. This puzzle uses the ten main cloud genera; it is a recognition exercise, not a weather forecast.
Sources: Met Office cloud types.