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Cumulonimbus clouds are very tall and so block out quite a bit of sunlight, causing them to appear dark when viewed from below.

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What cause's cumulonimbus clouds to appear dark?

Light being blocked by water droplets in the cloud.


Are Cumulonimbus clouds dark?

They are often dark when viewed from below, but when observed from a distance or from above, they appear white just like any other cloud.


What causes a cumulonimbus cloud?

What causes a cumulonimbus cloud is the cold and warm fronts that colided.


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Do cumulonimbus clouds appear in tornadoes?

Cumulus clouds don't so much appear in tornadoes. It is more accurate to say that tornadoes descend from cumulonimbus clouds.


What type of weather does cumulonimbus clouds appear in?

A cumulonimbus cloud would usually appear on a hot, humid summer day. As these clouds build up, you then get a thunderstorm.


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What kind of clouds are dark and usually cause precipitation?

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Which front causes cumulonimbus clouds?

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What type of cloud is large dark and produces thunderstorms?

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Which cloud is large with dark puffy clouds that indicate rain?

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Is cumulonimbus a real cloud?

Yes. They are the massive dark clouds that produce lightning.