28 August 2005
Wokingham 0900z 230 05kt 60km 1Cu020
+17.9/+13.7 QFF 1022.3
RMK 1Ac080 1Ac180 2Ci250 COTRA
Cu fra. N=2 oktas

(09-09) Max 21.1 Min 9.8 Grass min 5.5
Rain 0.0 Sun (00-24) 2.1


--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

Satellite images at:
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html

tony_powell wrote in message
...
Hi,

A quick query from a novice, Cu as I understand it ois Cumulus but what's
the fra bit? fragment? I checked the FAQ's but am probably not looking in
the right place.

Tony
Newbury, Berkshire

Hi, Tony,

Fractus (fra). Applies only to stratus and cumulus - clouds in the form of
irregular and ragged shreds.

HTH,

--
Ken Cook
Copley (253m, 830ft) & Copley Lead Mill (218m, 715ft)
5 miles north of Barnard Castle, County Durham.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/copley

Hi,

A quick query from a novice, Cu as I understand it ois Cumulus but what's
the fra bit? fragment? I checked the FAQ's but am probably not looking in
the right place.

Tony
Newbury, Berkshire

"Bernard Burton" wrote in message
...
28 August 2005
Wokingham 0900z 230 05kt 60km 1Cu020
+17.9/+13.7 QFF 1022.3
RMK 1Ac080 1Ac180 2Ci250 COTRA
Cu fra. N=2 oktas

(09-09) Max 21.1 Min 9.8 Grass min 5.5
Rain 0.0 Sun (00-24) 2.1


--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

Satellite images at:
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html

Cheers Ken.

After delving a bit more I've come up with this link
http://www.metoffice.com/bookshelf/clouds/cl7/ so now I'll have hours to
spend learning my cloud types. Looking out of the window right now and all
I see is fair-weather cumulus (abbreviation?)

Thanks again.

Tony

"Ken Cook" wrote in message
...
tony_powell wrote in message
...
Hi,

A quick query from a novice, Cu as I understand it ois Cumulus but
what's
the fra bit? fragment? I checked the FAQ's but am probably not looking
in
the right place.

Tony
Newbury, Berkshire

Hi, Tony,

Fractus (fra). Applies only to stratus and cumulus - clouds in the form of
irregular and ragged shreds.

HTH,

--
Ken Cook
Copley (253m, 830ft) & Copley Lead Mill (218m, 715ft)
5 miles north of Barnard Castle, County Durham.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/copley

tony_powell wrote:
Cheers Ken.

After delving a bit more I've come up with this link
http://www.metoffice.com/bookshelf/clouds/cl7/ so now I'll have hours to
spend learning my cloud types. Looking out of the window right now and all
I see is fair-weather cumulus (abbreviation?)

Thanks again.

Tony

Fair weather cumulus would normally be Cu hum, i.e. Cumulus
humilis, or possibly Cu med, Cumulus mediocris, depending on the
vertical extent. We have a couple of oktas here along with very good
visibility and a deep blue sky right down to the horizon.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey, 556 ft.

28 August 2005
Wokingham 0900z 230 05kt 60km 1Cu020
+17.9/+13.7 QFF 1022.3
RMK 1Ac080 1Ac180 2Ci250 COTRA
Cu fra. N=2 oktas

(09-09) Max 21.1 Min 9.8 Grass min 5.5
Rain 0.0 Sun (00-24) 2.1

Wokingham 1500z 230 07/17kt 60km 1Cu045
+23.5/+12.4 QFF 1017.9
RMK 1Sc050 also present. Cu hum.


--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

Satellite images at:
www.btinternet.com/~wokingham.weather/wwp.html