Stratus Cloud Altitude Range. They often are the first sign of an approaching warm front or upper-level jet streak. Stratus is the lowest altitude cloud formation with condensation occurring any where between ground level and about 6500 feet. The base of this cloud can be tough to perceive and it could stretch high into the environment. Altitude - Low about 2000 meters above ground Appearance - Is a dense tall and large towering vertical cloud thunderstorm clouds.
1 Nimbostratus frequently occurs with a base below 8500 ft 6500 ft in Antarctica. Designated by cirrus or cirro- Cirrus. The height ranges for the levels in the table below are derived from the Bureaus Surface Observations Handbook. Clouds occur in three altitude ranges specifically the altitude of the cloud base. These clouds have a blue appearance and also occur at low altitudes. Altitude - Low about 2000 meters above ground Appearance - Is a dense tall and large towering vertical cloud thunderstorm clouds.
High clouds are cirrus cirrostratus and cirrocumulus.
High clouds form in the highest and coldest region of the troposphere from about 5 to 12 km 16500 to 40000 ft in temperate latitudes. Advective or radiative cooling Stratus clouds are the lowest forming and are often. Gray appearance and varies in thickness from a semi-transparent sheet of a few feet to a deck of around 1500 feet. No more than light drizzle Composition. Clouds come in three basic shapes. Clouds come in three basic shapes.