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.
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A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere near the Earth's surface, significantly reducing visibility.
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...
A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.
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A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.
A line on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure, used to identify high and low-pressure systems.
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