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 line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.
A very cold high pressure that originates over the Arctic Ocean.
The term used for semi-stationary high-pressure centers such as the Azores and North Pacific Highs, which occur in the narrow...
An anvil is a cloud mostly composed of ice particles. Otherwise known as a cumulonimbus cloud, an anvil has reached the stratospheric...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...
Occurs when centers of high pressure and/or low pressure set up over a region in such a way that they prevent other weather...
A term used to identify clouds with a base height below 6,000 feet in the observer's direction. Stratiform clouds consist...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.