Altocumulus (Ac) – Derekscope

Altocumulus ~ Mid-Level Clouds
Heights in metres: between 2,000 metres and 6,000 metres.
Height in feet: between 6,500 feet and 20,000 feet.
Height in miles: between 1.2 miles and 3½ miles.
Height in kilometres: between 2km and 6km.

Altocumulus
– They look like white or gray patches, often in a layer, with rounded masses or rolls.
– Sometimes they form a “mackerel sky” pattern, resembling fish scales.
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Key features of Altocumulus clouds
– Often indicate fair weather, but if they thicken or appear in the morning, they can signal thunderstorms later in the day.
– Altocumulus clouds form when moist air rises and cools at mid-levels, causing condensation.
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Simple way to remember
– puffy clouds in the middle of the sky, smaller than cumulus but more defined than stratus.
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