lois is watching a series of cumulus clouds form on the horizon,?

Question

what type of weather will she probably see with in the next few hours ?

Answer 1

Well, that all depends on where she is and which way the wind is blowing. First, if they stay as cumulus (no towering cumulus or cumulonimbus) she can expect fair weather. If they keep growing taller and move toward her, then she might expect thunderstorms. However, here in Southern California, if I live in the coastal sections I can look at the eastern horizon on most days in July and August and see cumulus clouds--but they will not affect me, because the thunderstorms will almost never make it to the coast. They will stay over the mountains.

Answer 2

Lois should be looking for thunderstorms very soon :-)