How fires can create their own weather system “Lake Fire,“ near Castaic Lake, California

The cumulonimbus flammagenitus (fire cloud), also known as Pyrocumulonimbus cloud, along with lenticular clouds billowing up from the “Lake Fire“ located near Castaic Lake, California on 12 August 2020. These type of clouds are clearly observed and originated as a consequence of localized natural heat sources, such as forest and wildlife fires, or volcanic activity. As the plume rises to higher elevations the atmospheric pressure reduces, causing the plume air to expand and cool even further. If it cools en