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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Glossary

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

Perhaps you have come across them, maybe you are seeing them for the first time. These clouds, known as wave clouds, resemble...

Ice forms on the surface of highways in a very thin layer that is difficult to distinguish from the color of the asphalt...

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

The horizontal transport of any feature within the atmosphere due to the movement of air (wind). This includes phenomena...

Although it is also used for light winds, it is the general name given to the daily cyclical winds that occur mostly between...

Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...

The percentage of water vapor in the air relative to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a given temperature.

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

Confluence refers to the area where two or more air streams or bodies of water meet and combine. In meteorology, it often...

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