My areas’ weather has been unsettled since yesterday morning. Very heavy rain, some significant wind gusts, and almost constant lightning in storms. Some locations have recorded over 200mm (about 10″) of rain since yesterday morning. So much rain that farmers cannot get into their fields. More unsettled weather may be, likely is, on the way later this evening.
I saw this towering cloud this morning.
Last night, as a rain shower moved almost overhead, I happened to look in the right direction at the right time to see this, a hole in the low cloud cover revealing a sunlit cumulus way up high.
Cumulus began towering nearby and eventually brought some rain to the folks fortunate enough to be in its path.
An interesting weather phenomenon occurred. This cumulus had enough convection to create precipitation; however the precipitation appeared to evaporate before reaching the ground, a condition known as virga. I suspect that a brief sprinkle occurred at ground level, if that.
A salamander crept across the sky yesterday morning.
A pastel coloured cloud floats in an almost flawless morning sky.
A bit of cloud flies through the morning sky.
An unexpected, appreciated, break in the cloud deck made for a bright sky and dark landscape
Though I was busy with chores this evening, this cirrus cloud caught my eye.
The scalloped edge of this sheet of cirrus cloud curves across the frame.
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