Nimbus cloud
This article is about a type of cloud. For the American cloud computing services firm, see Nimbo (company).
A cumulonimbus cloud in central Oklahoma
A nimbus cloud is a cloud that produces precipitation. Usually the precipitation reaches the ground as rain, hail, snow, or sleet. Falling precipitation may evaporate as virga. Rain comes out of nimbus clouds and this is called precipitation. Usually formed at around 2000-3000 feet
Since nimbus clouds are dense with water, they appear darker than other clouds. Nimbus clouds are formed at low altitudes and are typically spread uniformly across the sky.[1]
Etymology
Nimbus is a Latin word meaning rain cloud or rain storm. The prefix nimbo- or the suffix -nimbus indicates a precipitating cloud; for example, a nimbostratus cloud is a precipitating stratus cloud, and a cumulonimbus cloud is a precipitating cumulus cloud.
References
- ↑ "Nimbus Clouds". Buzzle.com. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
Further reading
- Smith, Alastair & Clarke, Philip (2001) Spotter's Guide to Weather. London: Usborne
External links
- "Cloud Types: common cloud classifications". WW2010. University of Illinois.
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