Capillatus

Clouds : classification
Genera Cirrus Ci Cirrocumulus Cc Cirrostratus Cs Altocumulus Ac Altostratus As Stratocumulus Sc Stratus St. Cumulus Cu Nimbostratus Ns Cumulonimbus Cb	species calvus cal capillatus cap castellanus cas congestus con fibratus fib floccus flo fractus fra humilis hum lenticularis len mediocris med nebulosus neb spissatus spi stratiformis st uncinus unc volutus vol	Subspecies duplicatus you intortus in lacunosus la opacus op perlucidus pe radiatus ra translucidus tr undulatus un vertebratus ve Special forms arcus arc asperitas asp cauda cau cavum cav fluctus flu flumen flm incus inc mamma mam murus mur pannus pan pileus pil praecipitatio pra tuba tub velum vel virga vir

Cumulonimbus Capillatus incus ( anvil )

Capillatus (cap) ( Latin "hairy, hairy") is a cumulonimbus , in which - mostly in the upper section - pronounced cirrus- like structures with a clearly fibrous or streaky structure are present, often in the shape of an anvil , a tuft of feathers or a have large, more or less tangled amounts of hair.

Since the upper part usually touches the tropopause and is therefore at the level of the cirrus clouds, it also clearly shows their structure, and when the cumulonimbus dissolves, a residual cirrus cloud often remains (which, however, usually dissolves again quickly).

Cumulonimbus capillatus usually has showers or thunderstorms , often with gusts and sometimes with hail ; often it comes to very well pronounced Virga formation.