Dark blue cloudy sky

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 Us

Glossary

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.

A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...

A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...

Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...

An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.

The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...

A narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.

The heating of the Earth by the sun causes daily changes in both the direction and speed of the wind. During the day, ground...

A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.