Editing Stratus cloud (section)

=== Species ===

[[Stratus nebulosus]] clouds appear as a featureless or nebulous veil or layer of stratus clouds with no distinctive features or structure.{{sfn|WMO|1975|p=43|loc=Description of Clouds}} They are found at low altitudes, and are a good sign of [[atmospheric stability]], which indicates continuous stable weather. Stratus nebulosus may produce light rain and drizzle or flakes of snow. '''Stratus fractus''' clouds on the other hand, appear with an irregular shape, and forms with a clearly fragmented or ragged appearance.{{sfn|WMO|1975|p=43|loc=Description of Clouds}} They mostly appear under the [[precipitation]] of major rain-bearing clouds; these are [[nimbostratus]] and [[cumulonimbus]] clouds, and are classified as types of [[Scud (cloud)|pannus cloud]]s. Stratus fractus can also form beside mountain slopes, without the presence of [[nimbus cloud]]s (clouds that precipitate), and their color can be from dark grey to almost white.