diff --git a/Nasal/local_weather/cloud_placement_lowlevel.nas b/Nasal/local_weather/cloud_placement_lowlevel.nas
index 4813be8fd..1c42859ec 100644
--- a/Nasal/local_weather/cloud_placement_lowlevel.nas
+++ b/Nasal/local_weather/cloud_placement_lowlevel.nas
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ for (i=0; i< max_num_streaks; i=i+1)
 		y = y - arg.Dy + 2.0 * rand() * arg.Dy;
 		
 		var flag = 0;
-		var	bias =1.0 - (1.0* math.abs(i-0.5 * max_num_streaks)/max_num_streaks +  1.0* math.abs(j-0.5 * aspect_num_clouds)/aspect_num_clouds);
+		var bias =1.0 - (math.abs(i-0.5 * max_num_streaks)/max_num_streaks +  math.abs(j-0.5 * aspect_num_clouds)/aspect_num_clouds);
 		var comp = -.25 * rnd_array[j] + 0.75 * bias;
 		
 		comp = comp + arg.size_bias;
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ for (i=0; i< max_num_streaks; i=i+1)
 			flag = 1;
 			path = select_cloud_model(arg.type,"small")
 			}
+		
+		var edge = math.pow(bias, arg.edge_power);
+		local_weather.alpha_factor = edge * arg.core_alpha + (1.0-edge) * arg.edge_alpha;
 			
 		var lat = arg.blat + m_to_lat * (y * math.cos(arg.dir) - x * math.sin(arg.dir));
 		var lon = arg.blon + m_to_lon * (x * math.cos(arg.dir) + y * math.sin(arg.dir));
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ for (i=0; i< max_num_streaks; i=i+1)
 	
 	}
 	#print("Cloud count: ",counter);
-
+	local_weather.alpha_factor = 1.0;
 }
 
 
@@ -232,7 +235,7 @@ for (var j=0; j<arg.n_domains; j=j+1)
 		if ((math.abs(x-domain_pos_x) < 0.3 * domain_size_x) or (math.abs(y-domain_pos_y) < 0.3 * domain_size_y))
 			{path = select_cloud_model(arg.htype,arg.hsubtype);
 			create_cloud_vec(path, lat, lon, alt, 0.0);}
-		local_weather.alpha_factor = 1.0;
+
 		}
 	for (i=0; i<n_bulk; i=i+1)
 		{
@@ -247,7 +250,6 @@ for (var j=0; j<arg.n_domains; j=j+1)
 			path = select_cloud_model(arg.type,arg.subtype);
 			create_cloud_vec(path, lat, lon, alt, 0.0);
 			}
-		local_weather.alpha_factor = 1.0;
 		}
 	for (i=0; i<n_node; i=i+1)
 		{
@@ -259,12 +261,11 @@ for (var j=0; j<arg.n_domains; j=j+1)
 		local_weather.alpha_factor = arg.node_alpha - 0.2 + rand() * 0.2;				
 		path = select_cloud_model(arg.ntype,arg.nsubtype);
 		create_cloud_vec(path, lat, lon, alt, 0.0);
-		local_weather.alpha_factor = 1.0;
 		}
 
 	}
 
-
+	local_weather.alpha_factor = 1.0;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/Nasal/local_weather/weather_tiles.nas b/Nasal/local_weather/weather_tiles.nas
index d722ac522..cd9ec7023 100644
--- a/Nasal/local_weather/weather_tiles.nas
+++ b/Nasal/local_weather/weather_tiles.nas
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ if (rand() < small_scale_persistence)
 else
 	{rnd_store = rn;}
 
- rn = 0.91;
+# rn = 0.91;
 
 if (rn > 0.9)
 	{
@@ -681,8 +681,10 @@ if (rn > 0.9)
 	#y = 2.0 * (rand()-0.5) * 5000;
 	#local_weather.create_streak("Altocumulus",blat+get_lat(x,y,phi), blon+get_lon(x,y,phi), 12000.0+alt+alt_offset,1500.0,30,1000.0,0.2,1200.0,30,1000.0,0.2,1200.0,alpha ,1.0);
 	
-	#create_2_8_altocumulus_domains(blat, blon, alt+alt_offset +12000.0, alpha);
-create_2_8_cirrocumulus_domains(blat, blon, alt+alt_offset +12000.0, alpha);
+	create_2_8_altocumulus_domains(blat, blon, alt+alt_offset +12000.0, alpha);
+
+
+
 
 	# and specify the atmosphere
 	local_weather.set_atmosphere_ipoint(blat, blon, vis + 10000.0, alt+alt_offset, vis + 15000.0, 0.0, alt+alt_offset +20000.0, alt+alt_offset + 25000.0, 0.85, alt+alt_offset, alt+alt_offset + 2500.0); 
@@ -3140,6 +3142,9 @@ arg.balt = alt;
 arg.alt_var = 0.0;
 arg.dir = alpha;
 arg.size_bias = 0.5;
+arg.core_alpha = 0.8;
+arg.edge_alpha = 0.0;
+arg.edge_power = 1.0;
 arg.type = "Stratus (thin)";
 
 local_weather.create_adv_undulatus(arg);
@@ -3760,6 +3765,9 @@ arg.balt = alt;
 arg.alt_var = 0.0;
 arg.dir = alpha;
 arg.size_bias = 0.0;
+arg.core_alpha = 1.0;
+arg.edge_alpha = 0.0;
+arg.edge_power = 2.0;
 arg.type = "Cirrostratus (small)";
 
 local_weather.create_adv_undulatus(arg);
@@ -3789,6 +3797,9 @@ arg.balt = alt;
 arg.alt_var = 0.0;
 arg.dir = alpha;
 arg.size_bias = 0.0;
+arg.core_alpha = 1.0;
+arg.edge_alpha = 0.0;
+arg.edge_power = 2.0;
 arg.type = "Cirrocumulus (cloudlet)";
 
 local_weather.create_adv_undulatus(arg);
@@ -4118,6 +4129,9 @@ arg.balt = alt;
 arg.alt_var = 0.0;
 arg.dir = alpha;
 arg.size_bias = 0.0;
+arg.core_alpha = 1.0;
+arg.edge_alpha = 0.0;
+arg.edge_power = 3.0;
 arg.type = "Cirrocumulus (new)";
 #arg.type = "Fogpatch";