Another beautiful day...

(Altocumulus)

Altocumulus... Mid level clouds with a cumuliform shape.

Mid level (Alto) clouds form at altitudes between 8,000 to 18,000 feet above ground level. These types of clouds mainly comprised of water droplets...but in the winter months they are often made up of ice crystals or both ice crystals and water droplets.

Southern California Cloud photos/glossary...
Every Cloud has a Silver Lining

# posted by SoCal WXMan @ 2:41 AM