Stratocumulus floccus cloud

{{Short description|Species of low-level cloud}}

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{{Infobox cloud type

| name = Stratocumulus floccus

| image location = Flickr - Nicholas T - Passing Through.jpg

| image name = Stratocumulus floccus

| abbreviation = Sc flo{{cite journal |author= |date= |title= Stratocumulus floccus (Sc flo) CIMO 2016|url= https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/en/species-stratocumulus-floccus-sc-flo.html|journal= World Meteorological Organization|volume= 2016|issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=}}

| symbol =

| genus = Stratocumulus

| species = Floccus

| variety =

| altitude_m = 500-2,000

| altitude_ft = 2,000-6,500{{cite journal |author= |date= |title= Common Cloud Names, Shapes, and Altitudes|url= https://nenes.eas.gatech.edu/Cloud/Clouds.pdf|journal= Georgia Tech|volume= |issue= |pages= |doi= |access-date=}}

| level = low

| appearance = Tufted, somewhat ragged low-level cloud{{cite web |url= https://whatsthiscloud.com/lessons/stratocumulus-floccus/|title= Stratocumulus floccus (Sc flo)|author= |date= |website= what'sthiscloud|publisher= Why So Cirrus, LL|access-date= |quote=}}

| precipitation = Uncommon, usually Virga

| thickness =

| Ice content =

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Stratocumulus floccus is a species of cloud belonging to Stratocumulus cloud genus. Stratocumulus floccus is usually a sign of instability at that altitude. This cloud is usually formed due to the remaining dissipation of a stratocumulus castellanus cloud base.