A selection of photos published in the kiev_topnews community on Instagram.
“Do these clouds over Kiev want to give us a hint?” – wrote in the post.
At the Ukrhydrometeorological Center explained the nature of cloud formation.
“Today Kiev could observe Cumulonimbus incus (incus from Latin – “anvil”) is a cumulonimbus cloud that has reached the height of isotherm at the border of the troposphere and stratosphere. Ascending air currents cannot overcome the blocking isothermal layer, therefore, the cloud begins to spread in the direction of the prevailing horizontal air flow. Thus, a characteristic “anvil” is formed in the upper part “, – said the experts. в Facebook.
Forecaster Natalya Didenko noted that such clouds are formed “not very often” in the summer.
“They are very spectacular, beautiful”, – wrote Didenko в Facebook.
She posted a photo anvils, which was taken on June 19, 2020.
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