Want to become a cloud expert ☁️ 🤓? By knowing how to classify clouds, you can get a real sense of what weather conditions might be on the way. Clouds are also categorised about where they sit in the atmosphere: low - from the Earth's surface to 2.5km; middle - 2.5km to 6km; or high above 6km. They're named from Latin words which describe their appearance. 'Cumulus', those fluffy sheep-like clouds, mean 'heaped', while those wispy clouds high in the sky are known as 'cirrus' from the Latin 'hai

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