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- Dark dense, low clouds.

- sky is usually a dark clolour.

- Darkness comes from a large amount of moisture up in the clouds.

- Almost always a sign of rainor thundershowers.

- They form from cumulus clouds and are usually tall.

- Form when air is cooled.

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A nimbus cloud comes in the form of dark precipitous cloud. Nimbus is known as cloud or rain storm in the Latin language. The nimbostratus cloud or cumulonimbus cloud are also a part of the nimbus cloud.

Nimbus clouds are dark clouds as they carry huge quantity of water droplets with it enough to pour you with loads of shower. The water droplets pour down in various forms like rain, snow, hail and sleet.

Nimbus comes in union with other cloud types that bring in the huge precipitation enough to measure the height of the cloud. Nimbus clouds are spread in sky with uniform gray color.

Nimbostratus is a dense layer of cloud belonging to the low altitude, lying below 8000 ft (2400 m). Nimbostratus clouds obstruct sunlight and are known for its gray appearance. These clouds originate due to warm weather conditions.

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3,000 to 4,000 meters (10,000 to 12,000 feet), its peak can reach up to 23,000 meters (75,000 feet) in extreme cases. Typically, it peaks at a much lower height (usually up to 5,000 meters / 16,500 feet).

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Nimbus clouds get up to 60,000 feet depending on the density, temperature, currents, and precipitation held in the cloud

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low or middle

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About 1-2 kilometers above the ground.

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