Cumulus congestus or towering cumulus clouds are a species of cumulus that can be based in the low- to middle-height ranges. They achieve considerable...
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they are the more vertical cumulus congestus form. Cumulus clouds may appear by themselves, in lines, or in clusters. Cumulus clouds are often precursors...
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advance into clouds such as Cumulus congestus or Cumulonimbus, which do produce precipitation and severe storms. Cumulus mediocris is also classified...
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referred to as "fair weather cumulus". If they develop into cumulus mediocris or cumulus congestus, thunderstorms could form later in the day. They generally...
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cumulomutatus Abbreviations: Cu con (cumulus congestus) or Tcu (towering cumulus) Cumulus congestus (V-59) These large cumulus clouds have flat dark grey bases...
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weather and turbulence. Species cumulus congestus – Increasing airmass instability can cause free-convective cumulus to grow very tall to the extent that...
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Cumulonimbus cloud (category Cumulus)
winds, and large hailstones. Cumulonimbus progress from overdeveloped cumulus congestus clouds and may further develop as part of a supercell. Cumulonimbus...
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indicating significant vertical air movement. It is a misnomer for cumulus congestus and correspondingly can be an indicator of forthcoming showers and...
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Stratocumulus cloud (category Cumulus)
atop the cloud layer. They look like cumulus congestus, but can be easily confused: "towers" of cumulus congestus grow above separate clouds, whereas in...
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Cumulonimbus calvus (category Cumulus)
cumulonimbus incus (anvil-top). Cumulonimbus calvus develops from cumulus congestus, and its further development, under auspicious conditions, will result...
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