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Nimbostratus virga
Symbol
Genus
Nimbostratus
Appearance
Dull grey sheets with shafts of precipitation falling
Precipitation cloud?
Yes, but it is virga and therefore never reaches the ground
Nimbostratus virga is a form of Nimbostratus cloud in which the precipitation never reaches the ground. It retains the same features as a normal nimbostratus cloud; dark in appearance, low to medium level cloud of moderate vertical development and made up of sheets.
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Cloudgenera and selected species, supplementary features, and other airborne hydrometeors - WMO Latin terminology except where indicated
