Cirrus? Fluctus? Virga? …. help!

[Martin Hunt]

Hi, the repeat sections in this are throwing me off, seems like there’s a lot of everything in there. What type of cloud is this? Thanks, Martin

[Hans Stocker]

I think you spotted a great example of Cirrus uncinus Martin. So no fluctus, nor virga. It is the kind of cirrus that appears as a line with a tuft on one side. Without the tufts it would be Cirrus fibratus. The nice thing here is that they are so neatly arranged on one line from the observer’s view.

A very nice spotting!

[Martin Hunt]

Thank you Hans, much appreciated :)

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