Cumulus castellanus cloud

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Cumulus castellanus

style="text-align: center;" colspan="2" class="hiddenStructure" ! Altitude | |- |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Altitude | m ( ft) |- |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Appearance | |- |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Precipitation Cloud? | |- |- class="hiddenStructure" ! Abbreviation | |- | align=center colspan="2" style="white-space: nowrap;"| |} Cumulus castellanus (from Latin castellanus, castle) is a type of cumulus cloud that is distinctive because it displays multiple towers arising from its top, indicating significant vertical air movement. They are so named because they somewhat resemble the crenellation on medieval castles. Cumulus castellanus clouds are associated with the formation of tower cumulus, or cumulonimbus clouds and can be an indicator of bad weather. Cumulus castellanus low on the horizon See also Altocumulus castellanus cloud   From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details. Search Titles 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ? E-mail this article to: Personal Message: