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Name that cloud
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:25 pm
by Mrs.Frosty
What kind of cloud is this?
I know i've seen them in other people's pictures before but i can't remember the name.
I took this picture about 1 1/2 hours ago.
Any help?
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:54 pm
by Mrs.Frosty
Just a plain ol' cloud?
Nothing 'speshial'?
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:56 pm
by Andrew
Maybe one of our members can comment on this and take some time out from the other thread.
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 11:14 pm
by TexasBreeze
Mix of cirrus and cirrostratus (thicker) clouds. They are mid to high level clouds from the subtropical jet stream passing overhead.
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:49 am
by wxman57
I believe he means the dark colored "snake cloud" in the center of the photo, not the cirrus clouds above. It's "nose" is touching the power lines.
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:46 pm
by unome
Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz?
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:53 pm
by srainhoutx
unome wrote:Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz?
It
could be a weaker (less turbulence) version. They are a rare cloud formation, though.
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:11 pm
by unome
looks similar to one on this Portugese webite
http://www.sequelanet.com.br/2010/04/fo ... nante.html
I used to have a cloud website "favorite" in my last pc that crashed, can't find it any more
It had thousands of different cloud formations
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:32 pm
by Mrs.Frosty
srainhoutx wrote:unome wrote:Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz?
It
could be a weaker (less turbulence) version. They are a rare cloud formation, though.
Yes, "Cirrus Kelvin-Helmholtz" , that's the name i was looking for.
Thank you for refreshing my memory.
Re: Name that cloud
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:14 am
by TexasBreeze
Oh the snake looking cloud in the center! That's an interesting cloud there!