Synonyms about clouds

1. In the early morning, I am afraid that the clouds will spread to the south, and in the evening, I am afraid that the clouds will turn in the north.

This sentence says that if there are clouds in the south in the morning and there are many clouds in the north in the evening, it will rain in the future. Both phenomena are precursors of rain.

2. There are castle clouds in the sky and thunderstorms coming on the ground.

This means that if you see fortress-shaped stratocumulus clouds in the sky, there may be a thunderstorm.

Castle clouds refer to castle-shaped stratocumulus clouds or castle-shaped altocumulus clouds, which are characterized by a relatively flat and long base and a somewhat convex top. The appearance of this kind of cloud indicates that the atmosphere is relatively humid and unstable at a certain height. If this happens in the summer morning, as the temperature rises during the day, once the convection at the bottom develops, the unstable layers above and below combine, It is easy to produce severe thunderstorms. However, because the convective system is a small-scale system, thunderstorms may occur, but the rain may not necessarily fall on your head.

3. There are clouds in the sky and rain on the ground.

This sentence means that if you see hook-shaped clouds in the sky, it will rain in the next two days.

This is a weather proverb. In meteorology, these "Hookou clouds" are called Cirrus clouds. It is a kind of high cloud with a thread structure, white in color, and the cloud body is very thin. The cloud threads are often arranged in parallel, with small hooks or small clusters on the upward end, and longer tails on the lower part, which often appear scattered. It generally appears in front of warm fronts and low pressures. The appearance of uninvolved cirrus clouds often indicates that a new weather system is about to move and the weather is about to turn bad.

4. There are broom clouds in the sky, and it will rain in three to five days.

It means that if there are broom-shaped clouds in the sky, it will rain on the third and fifth days. Broom clouds are a common name for cumulonimbus clouds, which usually appear when heavy rain is coming.

5. Gray cloth hangs in the sky, and the rain will continue.

Gray clouds refer to light-blocking altocumulus clouds. The clouds are arranged like rags, so they are called gray clouds. Most of them are formed by the lowering and thickening of altostratus clouds. They are very large and thick, and contain water vapor in the clouds. Sufficient, often producing continuous rainfall.