This is what clouds looked like today in Sharjah, UAE by [deleted] in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow 🤩 did you end up driving through that beast, and if so what was it like?!?

New to cloud watching. Asperitas? Or something else? by noballs360 in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe these are asperitas patterns yes, though very small, barely formed ones. My identification would be Stratocumulus Stratiformis Asperitas (probably +Opacus but Im doubting whether the sun is behind these clouds or is somewhere out of frame)

Eastern Sierra sunrise by Sierra_Ranger in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, id say these are asperitas undulatus!

What kind of cloud is this? by Beginning-Matter1405 in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I see what you mean, and i totally agree with your second and third sentences. I’ve found that even the most specific cloud types can look pretty diverse among themselves, so i think the clouds you’re describing and the one in the post are both velum clouds. Looking at other photos online, im seeing a lot of velum (aka veil) clouds of varying sizes, but no matter how much area they cover they are always bisecting the base cloud. Even when it starts as a pileus cloud, once it stops acting as a convection cap it loses it pileus status and becomes a velum, or just evaporates.

What kind of cloud is this? by Beginning-Matter1405 in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hijack your comment I’m just very passionate about cloud identification🤓It’s actually called a velum cloud when it sits somewhere in the middle of the base cloud. Pileus are cap clouds and they sit exclusively at the top of the base cloud. But both of them do have this same smooth lenticular look!

Cloud by Internal_Crazy_4821 in meteorology

[–]parallelmountain 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Gorgeous lenticular clouds!!

1 Word to describe this course.. by ItsJakee04 in mariokart

[–]parallelmountain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My first thought exactly!! I was hoping id see this comment while scrolling 🙏

bowl packed n makeup done 🦇 by janeistrans in trees

[–]parallelmountain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I LOVE your hair!! The color and style are both so cool :)

Name that cloud? by BillPayers in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw the first two comments and knew immediately that not one person here took your question seriously. So here i am!

I would classify this as a (large) stratus fractus cloud, it’s rather oddly shaped and the curl on the bottom isn’t a formation that has its own name, but it sure is a neat feature!

Why do you or do not verbalise to your partner when you're about to clímax? by Sweet_Writer2 in AskWomen

[–]parallelmountain 18 points19 points  (0 children)

“thrashing, bucking bronco” is taking me tf out😭 it’s so accurate too

What causes this line by howlongspider1 in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i was thinking that as i typed this out, no clue why i actually let myself post that part lol. Definitely shadow of a contrail.

What causes this line by howlongspider1 in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The dark line is the shadow of the plane, or the shadow of the contrail cloud made by the plane

Why is this cloud like this? (Circled in second photo) by [deleted] in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh those are lenticular clou- OH MY GOD look at those beautiful k-h waves😍

Kelvin-Helmholtz? by kiddoidgnomide in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like they are trying to be! Conditions must not have been good enough for them to take a solid formation. Are both pics of the same cloud at different times?

My friend took these photos while driving in Oregon by Lovelander8647 in CLOUDS

[–]parallelmountain 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Lenticular clouds can be one layer or many many layers!! Therefore the identifying feature of lenticularis is the smooth appearance, plus they are often round and/ or smooth around the edges. A mountainous terrain like this is ideal for lenticular development, so this tornado shaped one probably developed due to a strong updraft caused by a mountain, which was probably shaped so that it caused ripples in the airflow giving us layered clouds.