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
In a severe storm, with a swirling motion in its left rear quadrant, a vertically rotating column of air, often seen with...
The formation of fog when warm and moist air passes over a cool or cold surface or, conversely, when cold air passes over...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
The term 'cloudy' refers to weather conditions characterized by a significant amount of cloud cover in the sky. This may...
The measure of the water vapor or moisture content in the air, expressed as the mass of water vapor per unit volume of air....
Any form of water - liquid or solid - that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface, including rain, snow, sleet,...
The belt between 50-70 ° N and S latitudes in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, adjacent to the Polar Region. Although...
A cold core high is a high-pressure system with cold air at its center. These systems are typically associated with clear...
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.