Cirrus intortus cloud

Cirrus intortus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus intortus is derived from Latin, meaning "twisted, wound".^[2] The variety of intortus clouds is specific to cirrus clouds, and they appear as interwound strands of cirrus clouds with a purely random pattern.^[3] The filaments are often curved in a very irregular pattern.^[4]

Cirrus intortus
Abbreviation	Ci in
Symbol
Genus	Cirrus (curl)
Variety	intortus (contorted)
Altitude	Above 5,000 m (Above 16,500 ft)
Classification	Family A (High-level)
Appearance	tangled, interlaced[1]
Precipitation	No

Like other cirrus clouds, cirrus intortus occur at high altitudes.^[5]

See also

• List of cloud types