| It is caused by light shining through thin altocumulus, which causes the light to bend as it passes through the water droplets within the cloud. |
| There would be isolated altocumulus castellanus cloud with the tops at 16 000 feet, giving 2 to 5 sm visibility in light rain showers and mist. |
| The forecast for the district included severe, clear icing in the cumulonimbus clouds and moderate, mixed icing in the altocumulus and towering cumulus. |
| No altocumulus cloud anywhere in Earth's real atmosphere would be caught dead above 20,000 feet. |
| The sun was just beginning to set in the distance, casting a hazy, pink glow over everything in sight as the altocumulus clouds slowly turned a soft orange. |
| The presence of altocumulus clouds on a warm and humid summer morning is commonly followed by thunderstorms later in the day. |
