Wilderness Skills: Reading Weather

Unstable vs Stable

Cloud Basics

Cirrus

Nimbostratus

Cumulus

Often referred to as "puffy" or "cotton-candy like", cumulus are popcorn-like in shape often with flat bases. Although these are usually associated with fair weather, under unstable atmospheric conditions they can grow rapidly upward into thunderheads.

Towering Cumulus

Cumulonimbus

The Denver Brown Cloud

Afternoon Thunderstorms

What to Look for When the Sky is Partially Obscured

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Forecasting Tools

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