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.

GALLERY: Cumulonimbus 'anvil' clouds tower over Utah skies. by Sterling Poulson, Chief Meteorologist, KUTV. Fri, June 30th 2023 at 6:48 PM. Updated Fri, June 30th 2023 at 7:19 PM. 24. VIEW ALL PHOTOS.

Anvil cloud: The popular name applied to the upper, flattened ice-crystal portion of a cumulonimbus (thunderhead) cloud formed when the storm’s updraft encounters a layer of stable air and ...

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?

Dear Tom, You often refer to thunderstorm clouds as “anvil topped.” What forces cause the flattened tops of those clouds? — Doug Barnum, Homewood Dear Doug, Cumulonimbus clouds (the clouds ...

You may have spotted it over the mountains near Vancouver, B.C. or the Bellingham area - a strange looking cloud with a flat top that resembles a giant anvil.

On the other hand, ice crystals carried outside the cloud do not quickly evaporate, giving a wispy appearance. Cumulonimbus are often flat-topped. Within the cumulonimbus, warm air rises by ...

Cumulonimbus clouds can grow so tall that they hit the top of the troposphere. At this point they are forced to spread outwards, creating the infamous anvil shape.

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.

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 ...