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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a special heavy rain warning covering eight ... 10 a.m. The agency said linear rainbands of cumulonimbus clouds have formed over Fukuoka, Oita and Saga ...