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    Cirrus, cirrostratus and cirrocumulus clouds are made of ice crystals. All three clouds have a prefix of 'cirro', which is a synonym for 'high'.

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    The most common form of high-level clouds are thin and often wispy cirrus clouds. Typically found at heights greater than 20,000 feet (6,000 meters), cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets.

    Likewise, what type of cloud is often formed by fog? Stratus clouds

    Furthermore, what type of weather does cirrocumulus clouds bring?

    Cirrocumulus clouds are usually seen in the winter and indicate fair, but cold weather. In tropical regions, they may indicate an approaching hurricane. Altostratus clouds are gray or blue-gray mid level clouds composed of ice crystals and water droplets. The clouds usually cover the entire sky.

    What does a cirrocumulus cloud do?

    Cirrocumulus clouds are small rounded puffs that usually appear in long rows high in the sky. When these clouds cover a lot of the sky, they can look like the scales of a fish, which is it is called a mackerel sky.” Cirrocumulus are common in winter and indicate fair, but cold, weather.

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