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What are the characteristics of translucent cumulus clouds?

The characteristic of translucent cumulus clouds is that the clouds are at a relatively high height, thin and white, and often arranged neatly in one or two directions. There is an obvious gap between clouds. Even if there is no gap, the edge of the cloud is bright, and the position of the sun and the moon can be distinguished.

Semi-transparent cumulus clouds are wave cloud, with well-defined clouds, which are often oblate, tiled, fish-scale or wavy dense clouds. Arranged in groups, rows and waves. The apparent width angle of most clouds is 1 to 5 degrees. Sometimes it appears at two or more heights. Thin clouds are white and thick clouds are dark gray.

On the thin cumulus clouds, there are often rainbow colors around the sun and the moon, or Chinese rings with red outside and blue inside. Semi-transparent cumulus clouds are white clouds shaped like fish scales in rows. It is a kind of cloud layer when strong cold air comes, which indicates the recent unstable weather conditions.

Related knowledge of translucent cumulus clouds

Some people mistakenly think that translucent cumulus clouds are earthquake clouds. Meteorologists say that there is no concept of earthquake clouds in meteorology. Semi-transparent cumulus clouds are affected by high altitude trough. Generally, cold air passes through the border, and it will rain when it meets warm and humid air. If there is cold air but it doesn't rain, it means the air is not hot and humid, and a certain humidity is maintained at high altitude. If the sky is dry, it will be sunny and cloudless in Wan Li.