Bryan Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I spotted these weird clouds while walking yesterday. Does anyone know what type of cloud they are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Ramsay Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Cirro-cumulus? Edited January 25, 2023 by Alex Ramsay correction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, Alex Ramsay said: Cirro-cumulus? Thanks Alex, a good possibility ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansos Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Cirrocumulus or altocumulus perhaps? Edited January 26, 2023 by Jansos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Altocumulus. Look at this website. https://www.rmets.org/cloud-identification Allan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Ore Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 It's colloquially called a "mackerel sky." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel_sky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 26, 2023 Author Share Posted January 26, 2023 Thanks all. Looks to be a variety of cumulus, but I'll add a few possible keywords with a disclaimer relating to my ignorance in these matters ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 This might be of interest: https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Rebecca Ore said: It's colloquially called a "mackerel sky." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel_sky Agreed. The site also gives the scientific name or regular name of the formation. There is an old American song with a line “Ole buttermilk sky”. Bing Crosby has a version, along with Hoagy Carmichael. I think the most famous one was by Kay Kaiser, won an Oscar from a cowboy movie or something. Edited January 26, 2023 by Betty LaRue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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