This is a photograph of nimbostratus clouds and a rainbow in Seattle, WA. Can you see the rain falling from the clouds?
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Courtesy of Peggy LeMone
Nimbostratus
Nimbostratus clouds
are part of the Low Cloud group. They are dark gray with a
ragged base. Nimbostratus
clouds produce rain or snow. Sometimes they cover the whole sky and you can't see the edges of the cloud.
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