Clouds of the Day -How Cirrus Got Its Name - Saturday, February 10, 2024

The first photo shows ragged looking Cumulus that were torn about by low level winds. These clouds moved on as drier air moved in the from the northwest. Later in the day, Cirrus running ahead of the next storm system were already moving overhead from the west. The final three photos are the namesake for these high clouds. Cirrus are wispy hairlike clouds and these photos show that. The bottom photo is dramatic as ice crystals form along a line and delicately trail back to the right.

Stratocumulus

Cirrus

Cirrus and Cirrostratus with a few Cirrocumulus

Unusual Example of How Cirrus Got Its Name. Note the line where the cloud is forming on the left and streaming away like flowing hair in the wind.