What is Anvil Cloud?
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric stability level of the atmosphere. It forms in the upper parts of thunderstorms.
Schedule a Demo Today
A new era is starting with fundamentally new forecasting with unprecedented precision!
Contact UsGlossary
Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.
A distinct layer in a body of water where the temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from...
A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...
Condensation is the process by which water vapor in the air cools and changes into liquid water. This process is crucial...
Jet streams are strong, fast-flowing air currents in the upper levels of the atmosphere. They form when warm air masses meet...