Clouds of the Day - April 11, 2020

This post is in progress throughout today as a storm system spreads lowering clouds and rain across the area into Easter Sunday.

10:23 a.m. - Cirrus and Cirrostratus

10:24 A.m. - Cirrus, Altocumulus, Altostratus

10:25 A.M. - Cirrus, Altocumulus, Altostratus

12:18 p.m. - Cirrostratus with darker and lower Altostratus bottom

12:19 p.m. - Close-up of Altostratus, bottom half of photo

12:20 p.m. - Cirrostratus top, altocumulus wave clouds bottom

Photos above taken from Cedar Falls, Iowa, which is located just northwest of Waterloo. All photos, except last one of wave clouds, are looking south toward rain shown here on Des Moines NWS Radar. The Darker altostratus clouds in photos are north of this area of rain. Rain cells are moving northeast but the entire area of clouds and rain is shifting to the north.. This image is courtesy of Radarscope software. Radar image from screen grab at 12:35 p.m. CDT.

1:18 p.m. - Altocumulus - looking southeast, ceiling 7000 ft

1:19 p.m. - Altocumulus - looking southeast, ceiling 7000

1:20 p.m. - altocumulus - Looking souteast, photo zoomed in, ceiling 7000

2:32 P.M. - Nimbostratus; light rain began at 2:27 p.m.

2:33 p.m. - Nimbostratus; light rain

2:34 P.M. - Nimbostratus; Light Rain; note the fragmented cloud in foreground forms by condensation of evaporating light rain

5:34 P.M. - Cumulus, Stratocumulus, Altostratus after .02 inches of rain

5:35 p.m. - Cumulus, Stratocumulus, Altostratus after light rain