The Science Behind Cirrus Clouds

Cirrus clouds are the most common high-levels clouds that you often see on a day of fair weather. These are wispy looking clouds, or I like to call them hair-like clouds because they kind of look like hair. Cirrus clouds are also made up entirely of ice crystals because it is so high up in the atmosphere. Also, these are very fast moving clouds, even though they look like they're barely moving, because they ride along the strong jet stream winds.

Cirrus clouds form or are seen ahead of an advancing warm front or when water droplets transform into ice crystals from other clouds. The way these clouds appear depends greatly on the speed of wind and the height that wind extends. Now you know the science behind cirrus clouds.

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