A cloud with the suffix -nimbus, is a cloud that produces precipitation but it doesn't say if it is rain or snow. Actually, nimbus means, cloud, in Greek. But in meteorology, it is given at any cloud producing precipitation. read more
Cumulonimbus, from the Latin cumulus ("heaped") and nimbus ("rainstorm"), is a dense, towering vertical cloud, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents. If observed during a storm, these clouds may be referred to as thunderheads. Cumulonimbus can form alone, in clusters, or along cold front squall lines. read more
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Cumulonimbus clouds are a perfect example of how difference in altitude can affect the formation of clouds. Cumulonimbus clouds form in the lower part of the troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere closest to the surface of the Earth. read more