Why are air mass thunderstorms most likely to occur in the midafternoon?

A) Water-vapor contents are too low at night.
B) Upper-level winds are too fast at night and in morning.
C) Atmosphere is most unstable at that time.
D) It takes all day for them to mature.


C

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