Voorbeelden van nimbostratus

• These are rain clouds, or nimbostratus clouds. 

• Nimbostratus usually has a thickness of about 2000 m.

• Nimbostratus and some cumulus in this family usually only achieve comparatively moderate vertical extent.

• Nimbostratus can have multiple associations as low, middle, or multi-tage depending on the criteria used by various authorities.

• Of the latter, "upward-growing" cumulus mediocris produces only isolated light showers, while "downward growing" nimbostratus is capable of heavier, more extensive precipitation.

• The occurrence of cumulonimbus and nimbostratus together is uncommon, and usually only nimbostratus is found at a warm front.

• Downward-growing nimbostratus can be as thick as most upward-growing vertical cumulus, but its horizontal extent tends to be even greater.

• Lightning from an embedded cumulonimbus cloud may interact with the nimbostratus but only in the immediate area around it.