Nimbostratus virga is a form of Nimbostratus cloud in which the precipitation never reaches the ground. It retains the same features as a normal nimbostratus cloud; dark in appearance, low to medium level cloud of moderate vertical development and made up of sheets.
Cloud genera and selected species, supplementary features, and other airborne hydrometeors
|
|
| Extreme-level |
|
|
| Very high-level |
Polar stratospheric cirriform type: Nacreous
|
|
| High-level |
|
|
| Medium-level |
|
|
| Low-level |
|
|
| Moderate vertical |
|
|
| Towering vertical |
|
|
| Surface based |
|
|
| Non-height specific |
|
|
