When precipitation reaches the ground.
mature stage
1. Cumulus stage 2. Mature stage 3. Dissipating stage
The most intense stage of a thunderstorm. It begins when precipitation reaches the ground and is characterized by both an updraft and a downdraft. This is the stage in which you can expect heavy rainfall, hail, lightning, and high wind speeds. This stage ends when there is no longer any updraft and the cloud begins to dissipate.
The stages of a thunderstorm are: cumulus stage (developing stage when warm air rises and forms cumulus clouds), mature stage (when severe weather occurs, such as lightning, heavy rain, and strong winds), and dissipating stage (when the storm weakens and begins to break apart).
The cumulus stage of a thunderstorm is characterized by building cumulus clouds and updrafts of warm, moist air. While heavy rains can occur in the later stages of a thunderstorm, it is not typically associated with the cumulus stage. The heaviest rainfall usually occurs during the mature or dissipating stage of a thunderstorm.
The cumulus stage, in which the thunderstorm develops, the mature stage, in which the thunderstorm is most intense, and the dissipating stage, in which the thunderstorm declines and ends.
mature stage
The mature stage of a thunderstorm is called the cumulonimbus stage. This is when the storm has reached its peak intensity, with strong updrafts and downdrafts, leading to heavy precipitation and thunder and lightning.
Precipitation falls during the mature stage of a thunderstorm when the updraft and downdraft coexist, allowing rain, hail, or other forms of precipitation to reach the ground.
A thunderstorm typically goes through four stages: cumulus stage (initial development of updrafts), mature stage (strongest updrafts and downdrafts, heavy precipitation, lightning, and possibly hail), dissipating stage (weakening of updrafts and downdrafts), and the final stage (dissipation of the storm).
The Cumulus stage, in which air ascends due to convection and clouds form.
The second stage during a thunderstorm is the mature stage. During this stage, updrafts continue to strengthen, causing the storm to reach its peak intensity, with heavy rainfall, strong winds, hail, lightning, and thunder.
1. Cumulus Stage 2. Mature Stage 3. Dissipating Stage
The three stages of a thunderstorm are the developing stage, mature stage, and dissipating stage. During the developing stage, warm air rises and cools, forming cumulus clouds. In the mature stage, the updraft continues, and heavy rain, lightning, thunder, and strong winds may occur. Finally, in the dissipating stage, the storm weakens as the downdraft cuts off the updraft.
1. Cumulus stage 2. Mature stage 3. Dissipating stage
The most intense stage of a thunderstorm. It begins when precipitation reaches the ground and is characterized by both an updraft and a downdraft. This is the stage in which you can expect heavy rainfall, hail, lightning, and high wind speeds. This stage ends when there is no longer any updraft and the cloud begins to dissipate.
No, heavy rain does not usually occur until the mature stage.