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A rainbow beneath the storm, spotted over Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Signs of virga within this developing system, spotted over Greenfield, California, US
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Taken during their daughter's wedding, an expansive view of virga was spotted near Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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A view which, as Roger points out, allows for significant permutations of skies and clouds, and one that late in the day is not unlike an artist's palette, spotted from Gaw Hill, Ormskirk, England.
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Sunset over New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Signs of virga spotted over Devanahalli, Bangalore, India
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Virga spotted over Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
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Signs of supercilium spotted over Halle, The Netherlands
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Signs of virga during sunset over Longmont, Colorado, US
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A myriad of clouds at sunset over Taylor, Texas, US
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Virga spotted over North Brunswick, New Jersey, US
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Developing storms in the sky around Boulder, Colorado, US
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Virga at sunrise over Barcelona Prat Airport, Spain
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A mixed sky over North Dundas Township, Ontario, Canada
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Virga over Crank, Merseyside, England
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Virga at sunset over Bodega Bay, California, US
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