Types of CloudsLyric Treco-HannaThere are three main types of clouds: cirrus clouds, which are thin and wispy ice crystal clouds found very high in the sky; cumulus clouds, which are puffy cotton-like clouds that can signal either fair weather or rain depending on whether they are white or dark; and stratus clouds, which are the lowest, flat clouds that are often dark and can signal rain or fog if close to the ground.