cumulus clouds

Cultural  

1. Large, white, puffy clouds that generally appear during fair weather, although they also form thunderheads on hot days. Some carry rain.

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Example Sentences

"We'll have to monitor those feisty cumulus clouds and potentially a few showers and breezes as well," Mark Burger, the launch weather officer, said Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"The day-to-day rain from cumulus clouds is critical to replenishing our fresh groundwater, but the transition from cloud to raining cloud is still poorly understood, and therefore difficult to predict," added Ackerman.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

Beyond lie the turquoise and azure waters of the lagoon, a white line of surf at the reef, cumulus clouds on the horizon moving as stately as galleons.

From Slate • Aug. 5, 2023

Landspouts are similar to tornadoes, but the circulation from the funnel starts at ground level and is pulled up into towering cumulus clouds, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2023

She paused outside the phone box to admire the huge cumulus clouds piled against a pale blue sky.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan