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.

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?

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 ...

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 ...

Mammatus clouds typically form beneath the anvil of a cumulonimbus cloud. And unlike most other clouds, which develop as a result of rising air, mammatus clouds actually form from sinking air.

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

Heat waves bring dangerous and deadly lightning strikes. Here’s how to avoid getting struck - More than 30 people have been injured by lightning strikes during the course of the past two weeks ...

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 ...