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On a clear, warm day, you notice the approach of a tall cumulus cloud. The cloud top has hard well-defined edges and rain is falling from the dark lower edge. What should you expect if this cloud passes directly overhead?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Cumulonimbus / towering cumulus clouds and the type of weather they bring • How downdrafts and falling rain affect surface wind speed and direction • Typical wind behavior just before, during, and right after a shower or thunderstorm passes overhead

💭 Think About

• Think about what happens when cold air and rain are brought rapidly down from higher levels of the cloud to the surface—how does that usually affect the wind you feel? • Is the described cloud more like a fair‑weather cumulus or a strong convective cloud linked to showers/thunderstorms? How does that difference change the wind impact? • When heavy rain is seen under a tall cumulus with sharp edges, what kind of short‑term wind change (if any) would you expect right as it passes overhead?

✅ Before You Answer

• Is this type of cloud generally associated with strong vertical motion (updrafts and downdrafts)? • Would the arrival of cooler, denser air from aloft tend to make surface winds weaker or stronger? • Consider whether a gust front or squall is more likely to increase or decrease wind speed as the cloud passes.

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