Cirrus radiatus

{{Short description|Type of cloud}}

{{Infobox Cloud

|name=Cirrus radiatus

|image location=Cirrus radiatus.jpg

|image name=Cirrus radiatus clouds with a contrail crossing through

|abbreviation=Ci ra

|symbol=Clouds CH 5.svg

|genus=Cirrus (curl)

|species=

|variety=radiatus (striped)

|altitude_m=Above 5,000

|altitude_ft=Above 16,500

| level =

|appearance=parallel bands

|precipitation=No

| thickness =

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Cirrus radiatus is a variety of cirrus cloud. The name cirrus radiatus is derived from Latin, meaning "rayed, striped".{{cite web|title=Definition of: radiatus|url=http://www.latin-dictionary.org/radiatus|accessdate=13 July 2011|author=Latin Dictionary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324082238/http://www.latin-dictionary.org/radiatus|archive-date=24 March 2012|url-status=dead}} This variety of cirrus clouds occurs in parallel bands that often cover the entire sky and appear to converge at a single point{{cite book|last=Dunlop|first=Storm|title=The weather identification handbook|year=2003|publisher=Lyons Press|location=Guilford, Conn.|isbn=1-58574-857-9|page=58|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KoZMvgAACAAJ|edition=1st Lyons Press}} or two opposite points on the horizon. Cirrus radiatus is often partly made up of cirrocumulus or cirrostratus.{{cite web|last=Callanan|first=Martin|title=Cirrus radiatus|url=http://nephology.eu/cirrus/cirrus-radiatus|work=International Cloud Atlas|publisher=nephology.eu|accessdate=13 July 2011|archive-date=26 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126154701/http://nephology.eu/cirrus/cirrus-radiatus|url-status=dead}}