Cherry blossoms in front of a big stormcloud today
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Cherry blossoms in front of a big stormcloud todayToday at a local wildlife area.
Capt Insano Emeritis
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“Cumulus”
Capt Insano Emeritis
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That cloud is high tailing it out of that celestial neighborhood
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Here's a boring update: Driving into work the other day I thought these might shape up into Kelvin-helmholtz clouds but they never happened.
Coach Potter
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Capt Insano Emeritis
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I think those are called Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds.
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One practical thing to know about a lenticular cloud or cloud cap over Mt Rainer...
In 1974 the instructor of the Mountain Weather section of the Mountaineers Basic Climbing Course said that a lenticular cloud over Mt Rainer is an indicator of precipitation over Western WA and the Cascades within 24 hours. Since then, living with a view of the mountain from home, that has indeed been a VERY consistent predictor of rain (or snow).
SilverFly
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Thanks. Guess I missed Boot's post...
With all due respect to Calvin and Kleinholtz, these will now be forever known as fluctus clouds in my effed-up brain. Fluctus may even find it's way into daily language. Just rolls off the tongue.