Clouds never stay still. They're in a state of perpetual transition, mutating from one form to another. This ephemeral, ever-changing quality is part of their beauty. If you have time-lapse video of clouds for this page, upload it to a video hosting site like Vimeo or YouTube and send us a link.
Lenticular Time Lapse
This time-lapse video pf lenticular clouds forming over Mount Washington, New Hampshire, US, was sent in by Anne Umphrey. It was shot by the observers at the Mount Washington Observatory, and shows the magical way that lenticularis clouds seem to hover in the wind.
Cloud Flow
This video was sent in by Brian Corcoran, member number 8213. cloud flow from Brian Corcoran on Vimeo.
Weird Clouds over North Carolina
Bobby Coggins, member number 12680, sent in this time-lapse clouds video. He wondered whether this is an example of asperatus clouds. We think that it looks more like a sky of lacunosus and mammatus clouds. Either way, we like the dramatic effect.
Noctilucents from Anglesea
John Rowlands, Member 9641, who is becoming somewhat of an expert in noctilucent clouds, filmed this display from his home in Anglesea, Wales, UK.
Fohn Home
Anita Evans, Member 16612, sent us two time lapse films of a cloud formation known as the Helm Bar, which forms over the Pennines, the low mountain range that runs down the middle of the north of England. Caused by the wind blowing from the East, at right angles to the hills, the effect is […]
Alien Skies
Mark Dymond, Member 16120, sent us his ‘Alien Skies’ video, in which the colours of the time lapse clouds are inverted to eerie effect. The music is by The Silk Demise.
Canary Sky over Tenerife
Margaret Westfall, Member No 26,932, was in touch to tell us about this stunning time-lapse sequence by Daniel López. It reveals the normally hidden motion of several glorious cloud formations including lenticularis clouds, cap clouds, coronas, and gracefully lapping undulatus. El Cielo de Canarias / Canary sky – Tenerife from Daniel López on Vimeo.
Silver Lining
Paraglider Kym Fielke‘s beautiful 4-minute film, Silver Lining, is showing at the 38th annual Coupe Icare 2011 Free Flight Film Festival at St Hilaire in France. He shot the film in South Australia during 2010 around Adelaide, Mt Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Mid North and Flinders Ranges. Over 8800 photos were used to […]
Close Encounters of the Stormy Kind
Benjamin Turquet, Member No. 27,655, sent us his video showing time-lapse footage of an evening Cumulonimbus cloud developing over Montreal, Quebec, Canada, along with film of the lightning storm that followed. Was the thunderhead trying to communicate something to us Earthlings?
