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Cloud genera and selected species, supplementary features, and other airborne hydrometeors - WMO Latin terminology except where indicated

Extreme-level
80–85 km

Noctilucent (NLC) Polar mesospheric clouds	Noctilucent type I veils Noctilucent type II bands Noctilucent type III billows Noctilucent type IV whirls

Very high-level
15–30 km

Nacreous polar stratospheric clouds (PSC}	Cirriform nacreous Lenticular nacreous
Nitric acid and water polar stratospheric clouds (PSC)	No differentiated sub-types; tends to resemble cirrostratus

High-level
3–18 km

Species	Cirrus castellanus (Ci cas) Cirrus fibratus (Ci fib) Cirrus floccus (Ci flo) Cirrus spissatus (Ci spa) Cirrus uncinus (Ci unc)
Ci-only varieties	Cirrus intortus (Ci in) Cirrus vertebratus (Ci ve)

Species	Cirrocumulus castellanus (Cc cas) Cirrocumulus floccus (Cc flo) Cirrocumulus lenticularis (Cc len) Cirrocumulus stratiformis (Cc str)

Species	Cirrostratus fibratus (Cs fib) Cirrostratus nebulosus (Cs neb)

High-level-only
accessory and other

Medium-level
2–8 km

Species	Altocumulus castellanus (Ac cas) Altocumulus floccus (Ac flo) Altocumulus lenticularis (Ac len) Altocumulus stratiformis (Ac str) Altocumulus volutus (Ac vol)

Low-level
0–2 km

Cumulonimbus (Cb)
Towering vertical

Species	Cumulonimbus calvus (Cb cal) Cumulonimbus capillatus (Cb cap)
Cb-only supplementary features	Cumulonimbus cauda ((cau) Tail cloud) Cumulonimbus incus (inc) Cumulonimbus murus ((mur) Wall cloud)
Cb-only accessories and other	Cumulonimbus flumen ((Cb flu) Beaver tail) Overshooting top Hot tower

Cumulus (Cu)
Variable vertical extent

Species	Fractus Cumulus humilis (Cu hum) Cumulus mediocris (Cu med) (Cumulus congestus (Cu con) (Cumulus castellanus (unofficial alternative name)) (ICAO term Towering cumulus [Tcu]))
Other	Horseshoe

Species	Stratus fractus (St fra) Stratus nebulosus (St neb)
St-only accessories and other	Stratus silvagenitus (St sil) Fog

Species	Stratocumulus castellanus (Sc cas) Stratocumulus floccus (Sc flo) Stratocumulus lenticularis (Sc len) Stratocumulus stratiformis (Sc str) Stratocumulus volutus (Sc vol)

Low-level-only
supplementary features

Low-level-only
accessory cloud and other

Non-height
specific

Varieties	Duplicatus (du) Lacunosus (la) Opacus (op) Perlucidus (pe) Radiatus (ra) Translucidus (tr) Undulatus (un)
Supplementary features	Asperitas (asp) Cavum (cav) Fluctus (flu) Mamma (mam) Praecipitatio (pra) Virga (vir)
Genitus cloud and other	Homogenitus (hogen)

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 * [[Cumulus humilis cloud|Cumulus humilis (Cu hum)]]
 * [[Cumulus mediocris cloud|Cumulus mediocris (Cu med)]]
-* ([[Cumulus congestus cloud|Cumulus congestus (Cu con)]] ([[Cumulus castellanus cloud|Cumulus castellanus (Disputed))]] ([[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] term Towering cumulus [Tcu]))
+* ([[Cumulus congestus cloud|Cumulus congestus (Cu con)]] ([[Cumulus castellanus cloud|Cumulus castellanus (unofficial alternative name))]] ([[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] term Towering cumulus [Tcu]))
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