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Stratus fractus clouds: A ragged, gray layer of low cloud, often less than 1,000 feet above the ground, and usually occurring during inclement winter weather; also called fractostratus. When Chicago’s Loop skyscrapers pierce the clouds, they are usually stratus fractus.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
