What are low drifting clouds named?

The most popular answer is 'SCUD'.

Scud is a term applied to low drifting clouds, typically below a cloud from which rain is falling.

Other definitions of scud from Dictionary.com:

  • to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
  • Nautical. to run before a gale with little or no sail set.
  • Archery. (of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark.
  • the act of scudding.
  • clouds, spray, or mist driven by the wind; a driving shower or gust of wind.
  • low-drifting clouds appearing beneath a cloud from which precipitation is falling.

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Tuesday, September 08 2015