6C. Cumulonimbus (capillatus).

Cumulonimbus clouds need not be large. This cloud, only about 3 km thick, struggles to produce rain at the ground though there is much ice aloft. This photo was taken at midday; deeper clouds and heavy showers formed later.

LaConner, Washington
 

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