Stratus nebulosus is a species of low-level

stratus cloud Stratus clouds are low-level clouds characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base, as opposed to convective or cumuliform clouds that are formed by rising thermals. More specifically, the term ''stratus'' is used to describe flat, haz ...

. It is one of only two species that is associated with stratus clouds, other being fractus. Translated from Latin meaning nebulous, their cloud abbreviations can be respectively written as ‘St neb’. For a cloud to be classified as nebulosus, there has to be zero sign of detail in the cloud. Low-level

fog Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. Reprint from Fog can be considered a type of low-lying cloud usually resembling stratus, and is heavily influ ...

is an example of stratus nebulosus. Its usual appearance is a sheet of gray sitting above the ground. Very dense fog can be classified as stratus nebulosus opacus, which translates to a stratus cloud that has no detail and is dark enough to block out sunlight. Stratus nebulosus clouds are commonly paired with cloud varieties

opacus Opacus is a cloud variety commonly found in stratocumulus, altocumulus, altostratus, and stratus cloud types, this cloud variety has an opaque appearance, which hides the location of the Sun and Moon, it is the opposite of translucidus, which is ...

(opaque) and

translucidus Translucidus is a cloud variety, it appears in altocumulus, altostratus, stratus, and stratocumulus clouds, this cloud variety is very recognizable, with its only feature being that it is translucent, and gives away the location of the Sun and Moon, ...

(see-through) and can produce precipitation (praecipitatio) on occasion. The nebulosus cloud species is common, and more commonly found in stratus cloud formations relative to cirrostratus clouds.

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