A flammagenitus cloud, also known as a flammagenitus, pyrocumulus cloud, or fire cloud, is a dense cumuliform cloud associated with fire or volcanic eruptions.

Satellite view Pyrocumulus cloud from the Bear Gulch fire, really got going this afternoon, looking forward to cooler/wet weather later this week that should help knock it down quite a bit. #wawx #Wildfire

A flammagenitus cloud, also known as pyrocumulus cloud, is a dense cumuliform cloud associated with a huge fire

The #FeliciaFire has gone PyroCumulus.

#WolfFire the fire has gone pyrocumulus, making it the second fire of 2025 to do so.

A reported scene from SoCal's "Line Fire:" "Some reported seeing pyrocumulus clouds in the area—a sign the fire was intense enough to create its own micro-weather system. The phenomenon occurs when heat from burning vegetation rapidly rises into a cooler atmosphere, causing

🔥 Dans l'#Aude, un pyrocumulus s'est formé au dessus de l'incendie de #Ribaute 👉 Lorsqu’un feu de forêt est très intense, il peut dégager tellement de chaleur que l’air chaud et chargé de fumée monte rapidement dans le ciel. En se refroidissant, cette fumée se condense et

Pyrocumulus clouds!

My view of the pyrocumulus cloud from the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula, indicative of active fire growth. Photo taken near the WA/BC border zoomed in. #wawx #wawildfire

The #RattlesnakeFire in southern Ferry County produced a pyrocumulus this evening around 35,000 feet. A pyrocumulus cloud forms if there is enough moisture and atmospheric instability over the intense heat source. Not something you see every day here in Washington. #wawx #idwx

Pyrocumulus clouds and smoke plumes billow from wildfires in Canada.

Big evening pyrocumulus at the #GarnetFire

A dramatic pyrocumulus cloud, or fire cloud, formed as the large Dragon Bravo Fire burned along the Grand Canyon's North Rim in Arizona this week.⁣ A pyrocumulus cloud is similar to a normal cumulus cloud, but it is formed through large amounts of smoke from nearby wildfires.

Which @NOAA satellite images from 2024 are the most compelling? We want you to tell us! Entry 17: This GeoColor imagery from NOAA's #GOESWest satellite shows multiple wildfires producing pyrocumulus clouds over Southern California on Sept. 9, 2024. Follow #NOAAViews2024 each

The #LowerSugarloafFire has developed a pyrocumulus cloud shortly after sunset reaching near 40,000 feet. The fire looks very active on area webcams. A radar cross section from the Seattle radar shows the depth of the plume! #wawx

This is the largest wildfire France has ever seen — an area larger than Paris burned overnight. 16,000 hectares and still growing. Wildfires across Europe are up a staggering 40% this year. The fingerprints of climate change are undeniable. A Towering Pyrocumulus pictured.

View of the Bear Gulch fire here in Ocean Shores! This fire absolutely blew up this afternoon and large pyrocumulus clouds are looming on the horizon here. #WAwx #wawildfire #BearGulchFire

Blurry phone photo of the #WildcatFire pyrocumulus cloud and a barren Mt. Rainier as seen from northern Bainbridge Island around 6:10 PM Saturday. #wawx

Lots of smoke on satellite this evening in Canada as dozens of wildfires burn out of control, particularly in Alberta where pyrocumulus clouds can be seen. Around 17,000 people are under evacuations in Manitoba and a 30 day provincial emergency has been declared in Saskatchewan.