KnowraNimbostratus cloudLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Nimbostratus cloud, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 1Related 1Compared with 5Cloud genusCompared with: Its rain-bearing layers differ from genera defined by wispy or detached forms.Stratus cloudCompared with: It resembles stratus in its layered extent but is thicker and brings steadier precipitation.Cumulonimbus cloudCompared with: It brings steady rain or snow, unlike the localized, convective storms of cumulonimbus.Stratocumulus cloudCompared with: Nimbostratus is deeper and rain-bearing; stratocumulus usually produces little precipitation.Altostratus undulatusCompared with: Its precipitation-bearing layer is generally thicker and more featureless than undulatus altostratus.