What is Cumulus?
Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds under the right conditions.
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Observation of the sky from the observer's location where there are no clouds, and there is no obstruction to visibility....
Weather conditions are the components that comprise the state of the atmosphere. The six main weather conditions are temperature,...
Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.
The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.
Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds,...
Cloud condensation nuclei are tiny particles in the atmosphere, such as dust, salt, or pollutants, that provide surfaces...
A prefix used in cloud nomenclature to describe middle-altitude clouds that form between 6,500 and 20,000 feet, such as altostratus...
A bomb cyclone is a large mid-latitude storm that forms when a storm’s central pressure drops (i.e. “bombs out”), resulting...
The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.
A middle cloud type within the B family in the international cloud classification. These clouds consist of water droplets...