That means the cloud casts a long shadow upwards ... updrafts can develop in the cumulus cloud leading to a mature, deep cumulonimbus cloud," as when a thunderstorm produces heavy rain, the ...

While parking the car, I took out my phone camera and snapped a picture of the cumulonimbus cloud above. There are some textbook features associated with it. As such, it became the subject of my ...

WRAL viewers submitted photos of beautiful clouds they saw in the sky before Wednesday night's storms. WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said they're actually quite common. "It's a beautiful ...

First, she measured the size of a cloud's shadow and estimated its height ... water per unit volume," LeMone told Live Science. And cumulonimbus clouds (the dark thunderheads you see just before ...

Understanding the various types of clouds can provide insights into current conditions and help forecast impending weather changes. From towering cumulonimbus clouds that signal severe ...

Low clouds fall into four divisions: cumulus, stratus, cumulonimbus, and stratocumulus. Cumulus clouds are a cloud-spotting favorite: They are big, white, and cottony and—depending on your ...

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

Typically these kind of clouds will form at the bottom of the anvil in a cumulonimbus cloud. It’s very common that these kind of clouds are associated with severe thunderstorms. When the anvil ...

Outside of that shadow, the setting sun illuminates the wispy cloud with peachy amber hues," he said. A stock image shows large cumulonimbus clouds lit by a setting sun. A video capturing a ...