Curious about whether the clouds you see mean sunny skies, roaring storms or a stunning sunset? Here’s your guide to the ...

Once a thunderstorm develops, several types of clouds may form within the storm, indicating its strength and severity. Anvil cloud: At the highest level of a mature thunderstorm, an anvil cloud ...

I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been fascinated by weather since I was 8 years old. I grew up in Minnesota, where the weather changes from wind-whipping blizzards in winter to severe ...

These pouch-like or sac-like, clouds are composed of ice and hang from the undersides of thunderstorms, typically beneath the anvil clouds. They often form in groups that can extend hundreds of ...

Cirrus clouds that form atop a thunderstorm spread outward and can form anvil clouds. These clouds flatten on top as they reach the stratosphere, where the atmosphere begins to warm with height.

Upper portions of these clouds may be composed of water and ice. Cumuliform Anvil: A thunderstorm anvil with visual characteristics resembling cumulus-type clouds. A cumuliform anvil arises from ...

We had some pretty cool looking weather today across West Tennessee. Unfortunately we had a 70 MPH wind gust near the airport in Jackson and larger than golf ball size hail fall as well in Crockett ...