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Cumulus congestus cloud Cumulus congestus cloud. (Redirected from Cumulus castellanus) Cumulus congestus clouds, also known as towering cumulus, are a form of cumulus cloud that can be based in the low or middle height ranges. They achieve considerable vertical development (family D2) in areas of deep, moist convection. They are an intermediate stage between cumulus mediocris and cumulonimbus.
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Cumulonimbus cloud Cumulonimbus, from the Latin cumulus and nimbus, is a dense, towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents. If observed during a storm, these clouds may be referred to as thunderheads. Cumulonimbus can form alone, in clusters, or along cold front squall lines. These clouds are capable of producing lightning and other dangerous severe weather, such as tornadoes. Cumulonimbus progress from overdev
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- cumulus clouds on sunny days are generally at altitudes of 4000 to 7000 feet. In the hot air a bank of cumulus clouds glowed red as from a distant conflagration. The air was full of beautifying haze, and cumulus clouds in the south and west threw motionless shadows upon the mountain woods. cumulus clouds should be smaller towards evening than they are at noon.
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- Cumulonimbus - A dense and vertically developed cloud that produces thunderstorms. The cloud can bring heavy showers, hail, lightning, high winds and sometimes tornadoes. Cumulus Clouds - Fluffy, mid-level clouds that develop in towering shapes and signal fair weather. Cumulus clouds are a principle cloud type.
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Cumulonimbus Cumulonimbus clouds belong to the Clouds with Vertical Growth group. They are generally known as thunderstorm clouds. A cumulonimbus cloud can grow up to 10km high. At this height, high winds will flatten the top of the cloud out into an anvil-like shape.Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning, and tornadoes. cumulonimbus cloud can grow up to 10km high. At this height, high winds will flatten the top of the cloud out into an anvil-like shape. Cumulonimbus clouds are associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning, and tornadoes.
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- Cumulonimbus is a heavy and dense cloud of considerable vertical extent in the form of a mountain or huge tower, often associated with heavy precipitation, lightning and thunder.The mature Cumulonimbus cloud has a distinctive flat, anvil shaped top.umulonimbus is a heavy and dense cloud of considerable vertical extent in the form of a mountain or huge tower, often associated with heavy precipitation, lightning and thunder.
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Altocumulus Castellanus Clouds Altocumulus castellanus is classified under altocumulus clouds. This cloud species is named for its tower-like structure that develops from the main cloud deck akin to prehistoric castles. The dynamic towers of altocumulus castellanus clouds indicate unstable air at mid-atmospheric level due to an upcoming storm. Altocumulus castellanus appear anywhere between 2,000 and 6,000 meters (or 6,500 to 20,000 feet) above the Earth’s surface.
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Cumulus cloud Cumulo- means heap or pile in Latin.[1] Cumulus clouds are often described as puffy, cotton-like or fluffy in appearance, and have flat bases. Cumulus clouds, being low-level clouds, are generally less than 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in altitude unless they are the more vertical cumulus congestus form.
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Types of Clouds Cumulus clouds are white, puffy clouds that look like pieces of floating cotton. Cumulus clouds are often called fair-weather clouds. The base of each cloud is flat and the top of each cloud has rounded towers. When the top of the cumulus clouds resemble the head of a cauliflower, it is called cumulus congestus or towering cumulus. These clouds grow upward and they can develop into giant cumulonimbus clouds, which are thunderstorm clouds.
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Meet clouds by name The low-altitude clouds are called cumulonimbus, cumulus, stratus, stratocumulus, and nimbostratus. CUMULONIMBUS clouds are piled up high like scoops of dark ice cream. These clouds usually bring rain showers. STRATOCUMULUS clouds are spread out heaps of dense cover that rise higher in the atmosphere.
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Cumulonimbus cloud From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Cumulonimbus, from the Latin cumulus (heap) and nimbus (rainstorm, storm cloud), is a dense towering vertical cloud associated with thunderstorms and atmospheric instability, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents.
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- Cumulus Clouds. Cumulus clouds are puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton. The base of each cloud is often flat and may be only 1000 meters (3300 feet) above the ground. The top of the cloud has rounded towers.
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How Do Cirrocumulus Clouds Form? Quick Answer. Cirrocumulus clouds are composed of supercooled water droplets and form through shallow convection within thin labile layers of air. These high-altitude clouds form between 16,600 and 30,000 feet. These clouds possess a white or cotton-like globular appearance and will typically form together as a mass that has a rippled or wavelike pattern, usually in orderly groupings or formations. Cirrocumuli form sheets or layers that can be very difficult to spot against a blue sky.
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Cumulus Clouds The fluffy cumulus clouds that we usually think of are usually associated with calm, mild weather. These clouds often appear with sunny skies on nice days. When a cumulus clouds grows tall and vertical however, it becomes what is known as a cumulonimbus cloud. These types of clouds are known for bringing precipitation.
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CLOUD ATLAS Fair weather cumulus clouds form when a parcel of air rises and water vapor condenses into water droplets. This is a classic case of stratus clouds. The sky has a sheet-like grey covering and the sun is not visible. Stratocumulus clouds form a clumpy layering across the sky. They are not as well-defined or as well-separated as fair weather cumulus clouds are.
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Cumulus Clouds Information Like any other cloud type, even cumulus clouds form as a result of condensation of water vapor above the surface of the Earth. They are formed as a result of the process of convection, wherein warm air rises in the atmosphere and eventually cools down. This cooling takes place at a rate of 10°C per km.
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Cumulus cloud Cumulus cloud. Cumulo- means heap or pile in Latin. Cumulus clouds are often described as puffy, cotton-like or fluffy in appearance, and have flat bases. Cumulus clouds, being low-level clouds, are generally less than 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in altitude unless they are the more vertical cumulus congestus form.
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Altocumulus Altocumulus clouds are part of the Middle Cloud group (2000-7000m up). They are grayish-white with one part of the cloud darker than the other. Altocumulus clouds usually form in groups and are about 1 km thick. Altocumulus clouds are about as wide as your thumb when you hold up your hand at arm's length to look at the cloud.
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Cumulonimbus cloud Cumulonimbus can form alone, in clusters, or along cold front squall lines. These clouds are capable of producing lightning and other dangerous severe weather, such as tornadoes. Cumulonimbus progress from overdeveloped cumulus congestus clouds and may further develop as part of a supercell. cumulonimbus calvus: cloud with puffy top, similar to cumulus congestus which it develops from; under the correct conditions in can become a cumulonimbus capillatus. 2  cumulonimbus capillatus: cloud with cirrus-like, fibrous-edged top.
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Cumulus Clouds Clouds like those in the picture to the right are very commonly observed. They are called ‘cumulus’ because they have a heaped-up form (from the Latin cumulus, meaning ‘heap’). When their vertical extent is small, they are called ‘cumulus humilis’ or ‘fair-weather cumulus’.
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The Magellanic Clouds Our galaxy's brightest satellite systems are the Magellanic Clouds, obvious naked-eye objects deep in the southern skies. They are shown together here in a 45-minute exposure on Ektachrome 400 taken from Cerro Tololo, Chile (and scanned at fairly high density), using a Canon 50mm lens wide open at.or example, the most massive stars blow away large amounts of gas in winds, driven as their radiation pushes on the outer gas layers-most efficiently on atoms of heavier elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, so that these winds are much less pronounced for stars in the Clouds.
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- In the hot air a bank of cumulus clouds glowed red as from a distant conflagration. Where the Trail Divides Will Lillibridge. The air was full of beautifying haze, and cumulus clouds in the south and west threw motionless shadows upon the mountain woods. Spring notes from Tennessee Bradford Torrey.
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Current Weather for Breckenridge, CO Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.
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Cumulus cloud Cumulus clouds are often precursors of other types of cloud, such as cumulonimbus, when influenced by weather factors such as instability, moisture, and temperature gradient. Normally, cumulus clouds produce little or no precipitation, but they can grow into the precipitation-bearing congestus or cumulonimbus clouds.umulus clouds are often described as puffy, cotton-like or fluffy in appearance, and have flat bases. Cumulus clouds, being low-level clouds, are generally less than 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in altitude unless they are the more vertical cumulus congestus form.
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What Type of Cloud Produces Heavy Rain, Lightning, Thunder, Hail and Strong Winds? Cumulonimbus clouds have a layered effect, which is indicative of the cloud growth. The reach of the cloud extends from 1000 feet above the surface to more than 40,000 feet. Water vapor and updrafts within a cumulus cloud create the larger cumulonimbus as part of the thunderstorm cycle. Sometimes the anvil-shaped top of the cloud is visible before the lower part of the clouds, which appears as a wall. These clouds also produce winter storms, such as blizzards.