The last phase of the thunderstorm life cycle is the dissipating stage.  Falling precipitation continues to strengthen the downdraft while quenching the updrafts, cutting off the energy source of the thunderstorm.  The precipitation weakens as the cloud begins to evaporate. Evaporation further cools the air within the thunderstorm enhancing the strength of the downdraft by making the air denser (colder). This can be seen on the animation as the isotherms (equal lines of temperature) bend downward in the center of the cloud. By the end of this stage a major section of the cloud has either evaporated or has spread out into the anvil. Precipitation is no longer being produced and all that remains of the thunderstorm is a layer of high clouds.
 
    Important features on the animation include:  1.)  Orange lines- Isotherms (equal lines of temperature), 2.) Numbers on the left hand side- Height of atmosphere in kilometers, and 3.) Numbers on the right hand side- Height of atmosphere in pressure.