A large, towering cumulus cloud with great vertical development, usually with a cauliflower-like appearance, but lacking the characteristic anvil of a cumulonimbus.

An upward building convective cloud with vertical development between that of a cumulus cloud and a cumulonimbus.

A large cumulus cloud with great vertical development, usually with a cauliflower-like appearance, but lacking the characteristic anvil shaped top of a Cb (Cumulonimbus cloud).

Same as towering cumulus. Sometimes referred to just as congestus.

A large, towering cumulus cloud with great vertical development, usually with a cauliflower-like appearance, but lacking the characteristic anvil of a cumulonimbus.

Large convective cumulus cloud with great vertical growth, usually taller than it is wide, due to its strong updrafts. Congestus is Latin for "piled-up" and usually is associated with precipitation and if instability is strong enough, cumulonimbus and thunderstorm clouds will develop. Most often these clouds are indicative for bad weather [..]

(CuCg, or Cu2) Latin congerere - to pile up A large cumulus cloud with great vertical development, usually with a cauliflower-like appearance, but lacking the characteristic anvil of a Cb. Same as towering cumulus. Another name used in Australia is Cj, but this is a slang term.

An upward-building convective cloud with vertical development between those of a cumulus cloud and a cumulonimbus cloud.

A large cumulus cloud

A strongly sprouting cumulus cloud with generally sharp outlines and often with great vertical development. It may occur as tower-like clouds with cauliflower tops. These clouds may produce abundant s [..]

A strongly sprouting cumulus cloud with generally sharp outlines and often with great vertical development. It may occur as tower-like clouds with cauliflower tops. These clouds may produce abundant s [..]

A strongly sprouting cumulus

A really big cumulus, top like a cauliflower, but not quite a thunderstorm yet.

A large, towering cumulus cloud with great vertical development, usually with a cauliflower-like appearance, but lacking the characteristic anvil of a cumulonimbus.

A strongly sprouting cumulus cloud with generally sharp outlines and often with great vertical development. It may occur as tower-like clouds with cauliflower tops. These clouds may produce abundant showers and may develop further into cumulonimbus.