Low Clouds - Nimbostratus (Ns)
Cloud-base heights for middle clouds:
| Tropical Region | Middle Latitudes | Polar Regions |
| 0-2 km | 0-2 km | 0-2 km |
- Nimbostratus Clouds - darker gray, "wet" looking low clouds
- they produce light/moderate precipitation over a large region
- common here in the Northeast Kingdom
image from Meteorology Today by C. Donald
Ahrens © 1994 West Publishing Company
