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.

How does a cloud stay cool under direct sunlight—or seem to vanish in infrared? In nature, phenomena like white cumulus ...

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

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?

This cool time-lapse clip showcases the amazing way cumulonimbus clouds form, shift, grow, and move across the sky, proving that even "ordinary" fluffy clouds are anything but placid.

As temperatures rise, clouds like stratus, cirrus and cumulonimbus are changing – becoming higher or less extensive. These changes complicate climate forecasts and are expected to amplify global ...

These cumulonimbus clouds started forming just before sunset and they turned orange in the glow of the setting sun." Photos: Strange clouds seen across the Triangle☁️ ...

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.

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

A roll cloud kind of acts like an “accessory” to another cloud, typically a cumulonimbus cloud. “Roll clouds are relatively rare,” according to the NWS glossary.

When the anvil of a cumulonimbus cloud starts to spread out, that’s when mammatus clouds can form. As these clouds spread out, they allow warm air to move upwards into the bottom of the cloud.