Clouds and Rain

This is a picture of Orographic precipitation. As the wind rides up the side of the mountain it cools, until it reaches the dew point, and the rain falls. On the leeward side of the mountain there is often a rainshadow, where the land is much drier than the other side.

This is a picture of cirrus clouds. Cirrus clouds are high, whispy, feather-like clouds that are often accompanied by tufts of cloud. Sometimes they form a large sheet of clouds called cirrostratus.