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cirrocumulus clouds
Coverage of cirrocumulus clouds in the Nexus archive.
- Weatherwatch: How English summer clouds can warn of trouble ahead
The article explains how 'mackerel skies' and 'mare’s tails' are weather indicators in English summers, signaling approaching warm fronts. These cloud formations—cirrocumulus (white, wispy) and altocumulus (grey, thicker)—can be distinguished by their width relative to a finger at arm’s length.