A cumulonimbus cloud over eastern Georgia photographed on August 9th, 2024. Marshall Shepherd. Even on quiet nights out for dinner with my wife, weather geekdom can find its way to the surface.

Thunder is one of nature’s most dramatic sounds, often accompanying the brilliant flash of lightning during a storm. But what causes this rumbling roar in the sky?

Cumulonimbus clouds shoot up through the atmosphere, creating a tower known as an anvil - a clear sign thunderstorms are in the forecast. Think You’re Already A Cloud Pro?

Thunderstorms can be characterized by their classic anvil-shaped tops, which are where the air hits a strong, stable layer of the atmosphere and can’t force its way through it. This layer is often ...

That cloud is popularly known as an anvil cloud, because of its shape. The technical name for this type of cloud is cumulonimbus incus. It is often associated with lightning and heavy rain or hail.

They're both ominous looking and are often confused for each other, but they are very different clouds. Let's look at how a ...

From fluffy cumulus to feathery cirrus to imposing cumulonimbus. There are 10 main cloud types, including the fluffy-looking cumulus clouds seen here.

Mammatus clouds form under the anvil of cumulonimbus clouds as air descends out of the anvil either in advance of or after a thunderstorm has gone by. In this case on Tuesday October 23, 2018, the ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Technically called “cumulonimbus flammagenitus,” pyrocumulonimbus clouds are a rare weather phenomenon caused by intense heat. These towering clouds form when extreme heat ...

But just because the cloud is mature, doesn’t mean it’s going to play nicely. An anvil, also known as an anvil top or cumulonimbus incus (try saying that three times fast), signifies a very ...

But just because the cloud is mature, doesn’t mean it’s going to play nicely. An anvil, also known as an anvil top or cumulonimbus incus (try saying that three times fast), signifies a very ...