Cirrocumulus: Thin, white clouds that also appear like a patchy sheet or layer, but arranged somewhat-regularly into grains or ripples without shading. They are high-level clouds and are short-lived.

Cirrocumulus clouds are high-altitude formations typically found at elevations of 18,000 to 20,000 feet. Composed of ice crystals, they often appear as small, rounded patches or ripples, creating ...

A mackerel sky is made up of rows of either mid-level altocumulus or high-level cirrocumulus clouds that form in small clumps called cloudlets.

This type of cloud formation is known as a fallstreak hole or a hole punch cloud. This phenomenon can occur in altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds.

These clouds can be classified as what the forecaster calls cirrocumulus clouds, which form ripples that may resemble honeycomb or the scaly skin of a fish.

Fallstreak holes are circular or elliptical holes in altocumulus or cirrocumulus clouds. These clouds are made up of tiny water droplets at extremely cold temperatures. The water droplets do not ...

Altocumulus and cirrocumulus clouds were present in Florida on Jan. 7, which provided the right conditions for fallstreak holes to form.