Types of clouds

He often likes to look at the sky, clouds and mountain from the bedrooms.

Living in a capital city that’s in a valley (and with far too many vehicles) means we often have days where the sky is a shade of gray or when the air is hazy. So I tend to notice when we’re blessed with days of (relatively) clear air, a blue sky and white clouds. I do so love such days and point it out to my son. So I think he too has taken notice of the sky and clouds.

I think all this started last year when we went to the park almost every day, if not twice a day, for gross motor exercises. I’d look at the sky to check for rain clouds before heading out, and again when we arrived at the park.

On Saturday, we were blessed with a gorgeous blue sky and a wonderful breeze that kept the temperature a tad lower. It didn’t feel like we were in KL.

For some time now, I wanted to teach him the names of the different types of clouds. But there were just too many things happening one after another. (Things on the home front are a little more settled now though I still wish I didn’t have to cook)

On Saturday, I finally had the time to get on the internet and find out the names of the different types of clouds. He was so happy to see the different types of clouds on those websites. The websites weren’t fancy, so I guess he was naturally curious and interested in the subject matter.

We spent almost an hour on this topic of clouds. He ran from room to room to check out the types of clouds he could spot, and back to the computer to find out the names. He asked me the names of the clouds of this or that cloud. He was really excited, and I was happy to have fuelled that interest.

I only visited three websites, and I found these two simple enough for me:

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml

Specifically for kids:

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloud3.html

Now I’ve to try to remember the names of the clouds to keep his interest up! : )