Clouds of the Day, Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Clouds often form in different layers. In the photo the lower layer is stratocumulus. The layer above, which is partially covering the Sun, is altostratus. The second photo shows three different cloud types on three different layers.

Stratocumulus with altostratus above

Altostratus in a broad layer with thin altocumulus undulatus below is dark streaks. Altocumulus are scattered across the top of the photo.