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...Clouds as weather forecasters: thin cirrus clouds or altocumuli mean fair weather for at least 24 hours ("the higher the clouds, the finer the weather"); thickening cirrus and layers of clouds moving in different directions mean rain; big cumulus clouds in the morning mean thunder showers in the afternoon; persisting fog means rain by afternoon or night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Clouds and the War | 9/13/1943 | See Source »

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