Hi All...!
For all those who, like me, prefer to set their own cloud formations and heights....
A few details of cloud types and heights:
Starting at ground level, in order of height...
Lower clouds. Up to 6,000 feet:
Stratus....low level cloud.
Strato Cumulus....large formations.
Cumulus....towering tops.
Nimbus....full of activity.
Cumulo-Nimbus....towering tops with anvil formation.
Middle clouds. 6,000 to 19,700 feet:
Alto-cumulus....streaky cloud.
Cirro-Stratus....wispy clouds
High clouds. 19,700 to 40,000 feet:
Cirro-cumulus....separate puffs of clouds.
Cirrus....mares tails
Iridescent cloud....very high level glowing clouds.
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In the sim...
Weather > User defined weather > Change.
Clear skies (clears all weather).
User defined weather > Customise weather.
Cloud densities.
Precipitation, (rain!).
Visibility...5 to 20 miles max.
Wind speed.
Wind direction.
Advanced weather:
Cloud types.
Heights.
Turbulence.
Icing.
Etc.
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Cheers all...!
Paul.
..Have fun in the fluffies...!
P.S. Just remember that complex cloud formations are one of the biggest frame-rate hoggers in the Sim...
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