Met Office: CH8 Cs not invading or covering the sky

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C_H8 Cs not invading or covering the sky

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© C.S. Broomfield (Crown copyright)	© C.S. Broomfield (Crown copyright)
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The sky corresponding to C_H 8 is characterised by the presence of a veil of cirrostratus which is not (or no longer) invading the sky progressively and which does not completely cover it. The photograph at top right was taken one and a half hours after the one on the left. The edge of the veil may be clear-cut or frayed.

The code figure C_H =8 is also used when cirrostratus occurs in patches whether they increase in amount or not (bottom photograph).

Cirrus and cirrocumulus may also be present, but should not predominate over the cirrostratus.

Classification
Description: Cirrostratus not progressively invading the sky and not completely covering the celestial dome.	Designation: C_H=8 (C2)
Latin name: Cirrostratus nebulosus (Cs neb) or Cirrostratus fibratus (Cs fib).

Classification

Description:
Cirrostratus not progressively invading the sky and not completely covering the celestial dome.

Designation:
C_H=8 (C2)

Latin name:
Cirrostratus nebulosus (Cs neb) or Cirrostratus fibratus (Cs fib).