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Altostratus cloud

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Gray clouds cover the sky.

2017-06-22 16 57 51 Sun shining dimly through an altostratus cloud layer over Ladybank Lane in the Chantilly Highlands section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia.jpg
2017-06-22 16 57 51 Sun shining dimly through an altostratus cloud layer over Ladybank Lane in the Chantilly Highlands section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia.jpg
They look like a flat sheet. They can be blue or gray. These clouds bring rain or snow. They help tell us the weather is changing. Do you see them today?

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File:2020-12-31 16 06 58 Altostratus with a wavy undulating base above the Dulles section of Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia.jpg
2020-12-31 16 06 58 Altostratus with a...
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File:Warm front.svg
Warm front.svg
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Cloud types en.svg
File:Close Cirrostratus.jpg
Close Cirrostratus.jpg
File:Altocumulus cloud.jpg
Altocumulus cloud.jpg
File:2020-05-18 09 13 58 Stratus clouds with bases that are about 700 feet above ground level over the KLWX WSR-88D NEXRAD in the Dulles section of Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia.jpg
2020-05-18 09 13 58 Stratus clouds with...
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