Why do altocumulus clouds appear ahead of a strong cold front on warm days? Altocumulus clouds act as a visual cue for a ...

Two-km interval analysis over Kyushu in July last year accurately shows developed cumulonimbus rain cloud bands. The Meteorological Agency issues alerts in each prefecture about half a day before ...

This sharp contrast in temperatures provides a lot of what meteorologists call “lift in the atmosphere.” As the warm air ...

Torrential rain hit parts of the country on Tuesday ... The air warms up and then rises rapidly, leading to the formation of huge cumulonimbus clouds capable of releasing violent downpours ...

Linear rainbands comprise rows of cumulonimbus clouds stretching dozens to hundreds of kilometers. Regions beneath their wind paths suffer torrential downpours of rain. The information will be ava ...

We add 'nimbus' to the names of the clouds when there is rain or snow falling out of them. Here, rain falls from a bank of cumulonimbus clouds over the sea. When rain is falling from a stratus ...

These are typically cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds ... explaining that while cloud seeding can induce rain, it typically ...

Funnel clouds predominantly form from cumulonimbus clouds and are usually associated with heavy rain, hail, thunder and lightning. "I have seen clouds rotating, as if they are attempting to become ...