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An isolated rain shower with crepuscular rays from the morning sun in the background, spotted over Columbia, Missouri, US
Crepuscular rays spotted over Glenelg Beach, South Australia, Australia
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On the way down from Sugar Loaf Mountain, Maxine watched the rain head towards her along the Usk Valley, near Abergavenny, Wales
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A storm system over Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy
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Stormy skies over Badalona, Spain
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A low base storm system producing precipitation near Barrow Beach, Somerset, England
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A drone camera captures an imposing storm over Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
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A visually dynamic storm system near Tolsta, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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A line of Cumulus congestus spotted on a day where cold temperatures arrived at Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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Cumulus congestus with a low cloud base, generating a reflection in the water and producing precipitation near Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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A cold front accompanied by a stormy sky near Holland, Michigan, US
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During the monsoon season in the summer, this storm system was spotted shortly after sunset, with precipitation that appears to dissipate prior to reaching the ground (Virga), as well as areas where the rain touches the ground, near Hope, Arizona, US
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Late afternoon snow squalls in the mountains near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Precipitation both reaching the ground from this storm system and dissipating prior to the ground, with the latter known as Virga, as seen here over Somerset, England
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A rainbow amidst the storm, spotted by Gabrielle's friend, Mary Morton, near L’Huisserie, France
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A burst of precipitation spotted over the Atlantic Ocean, near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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