HOUSTON — Anvil clouds can often look like an alien spacecraft trying to land, We’ve had emails suggesting there is a UFO in the sky and immediately when I see the picture, it’s an anvil cloud. What ...

If you ever spot an anvil on the top of a cloud, you can bet it’s a sign of maturity. But just because the cloud is mature, doesn’t mean it’s going to play nicely. An anvil, also known as an anvil top ...

Satellite observations of tropical maritime convection indicate an afternoon maximum in anvil cloud fraction that cannot be explained by the diurnal cycle of deep convection peaking at night. We use ...