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
A cold front is the leading edge of a cold air mass that replaces a warmer air mass. It is typically associated with sudden...
A cloud of irregular appearance, composed of irregular cloud fragments.
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 narrow band of strong winds in the upper atmosphere, typically flowing from west to east and influencing weather patterns.
Conduction is the transfer of heat or electricity through a material without the material itself moving. This occurs when...
A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas without first becoming a liquid, such as ice turning into water...
A cloud that develops from Cirrus, completely or partially covering the sky, creating a halo effect, thin, sheet-like, milky...
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
A strong wind typically ranging from 34 to 40 knots (39 to 46 miles per hour) and often associated with rough seas and stormy...