GREENSBORO, N.C. — Well, on days with widely scattered thunderstorms, you might capture a good view of a well-developed cumulonimbus tower in the distance. The upper portion of the cloud may ...

HOUSTON — Anvil clouds can often look like an alien spacecraft trying to land, We’ve had emails suggesting there is a UFO in the sky and immediately when I see the picture, it’s an anvil cloud.

“When the air hits the top of the atmosphere where we have our weather, it spreads out into what we call an anvil cloud," Schlatter said. "When it’s strong enough, sometimes that sinking air ...

An amazing photo of a thunderstorm anvil cloud was snapped by scientists during a mission to study the thunderstorm environment and how it affects the chemistry of the atmosphere.

Flying high over the ground in a plane, a thunderstorm's anvil cloud might be the last thing you want to see, but it's exactly what a group of scientists conducting an airborne mission were ...

Anvil cloud: At the highest level of a mature thunderstorm, an anvil cloud will form. It is a flat, white cloud that spreads horizontally once it reaches the stratosphere and can no longer grow ...

You may have spotted it over the mountains near Vancouver, B.C. or the Bellingham area - a strange looking cloud with a flat top that resembles a giant anvil. Anvil cloud in Ferndale, Washington.

With only about 10 minutes to go before the hoped-for afternoon launch, an anvil cloud, carrying a vast electrical charge, was forecast to come within 10 nautical miles of the launch pad and ...

Flying high over the ground in a plane, a thunderstorm's anvil cloud might be the last thing you want to see, but it's exactly what a group of scientists conducting an airborne mission were ...

That cloud is popularly known as an anvil cloud, because of its shape. The technical name for this type of cloud is cumulonimbus incus. It is often associated with lightning and heavy rain or hail.

Dear Tom,I have seen cumulonimbus clouds (thunderheads) with classic anvil formations at the top. What air mass is above the anvil causing it to flatten?Scott, Bloomingdale, Ill. Dear Scott, The tr… ...

The formation of these clouds may be due to a variety of processes, likely due to some sinking, cooler air underneath the anvil. Turbulent air flows are also associated with them, which may play a ...