What is Nimbostratus Clouds?

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, dark, gray clouds associated with rainy and gloomy days that block the Sun. These clouds, producing persistent rain, are usually associated with frontal systems provided by mid-latitude cyclones. These mid-level clouds are often accompanied by continuous moderate rain or snow and appear to cover most of the sky.

Glossary

A type of cloud consisting mostly of small particles such as ice particles.

A periodic cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, often leading to altered global...

A long, narrow region in the atmosphere that transport water vapor, like a river in the sky.

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

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

A line of severe thunderstorms that can form along or ahead of a cold front, often producing strong winds and heavy rain.

The amount of radiation, heat, or light passing through or flowing from a unit area of a surface.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

A body that has the property of absorbing all electromagnetic radiation falling on it, and therefore is the theoretical body...

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

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