The cloud stretched across about 60 miles (100 kilometers) at an altitude of around 5,000 feet (1,500 meters). Enlarge Image A closer look at the peculiar cloud shows its cartoonlike nature.

Because stratus clouds form at such a low altitude (typically below 2,000 ft, but can form as high as 4,000 ft), the droplets within the clouds remain in liquid form. Jennifer Gray is a weather ...

Stratus clouds can mean rain, but it’s usually drizzly and longer in duration. Now you know enough to step outside and start honing your cloud classification and forecasting.

Clouds get their shapes by the air that surrounds them. We have all experienced those days when the clouds seem like a blanket covering the sky. Just a solid grey, flat cloud hovering in the sky ...