Cumulus Clouds

Learn how do cumulus clouds form through the convection process, adiabatic cooling and water vapour condensation. Discover why bases are flat and Read

Cloud streets form when horizontal convective rolls align cumulus clouds in the lower atmosphere. See how wind shear and thermals create these bands. Learn

Learn how orographic cumulus clouds form over Australian ranges through topographic lifting and adiabatic cooling. Watch how terrain shapes weather. Learn

Learn why the rare horseshoe vortex cloud forms and how these horizontal roll vortices appear in Australian skies. Discover how to spot a mustache cloud.

Learn how cumulus clouds form through convection and what these low-level cloud formations mean for fair weather and storm development in Australia.