Clouds and Weather

Identifying Clouds

Clouds are your long distance indicators of approaching weather. Large storm clouds are simple to identify but there are so many more that can help us predict the coming weather.

Here you can see the main cloud types.

Met Office Cloud Guidance

The UK Meteorological Office is an excellent resource for understanding the weather and for getting surface charts to forecast your own weather conditions.

Here are some examples of the Met Office resources which are useful to the powerboat skipper.

Clouds are the visible cue to the weather you might face so understanding the is good seamanship.