Filter By:
Main Cloud Types
- Cumulus
- Stratus
- Stratocumulus
- Altocumulus
- Altostratus
- Cirrus
- Cirrocumulus
- Cirrostratus
- Nimbostratus
- Cumulonimbus
Other Clouds
- Arcus
- Asperitas
- Cap / banner clouds
- Capillatus
- Castellanus
- Cataractagenitus
- Cauda (Tail cloud)
- Cavum (Fallstreak hole)
- Congestus
- Contrail (homogenitus)
- Duplicatus
- Diamond dust
- Distrail
- Fibratus
- Flammagenitus (Pyrocumulus)
- Floccus
- Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz)
- Fractus
- Homogenitus
- Horseshoe vortex
- Humilis
- Incus
- Intortus
- Lacunosus
- Lenticularis
- Mamma
- Morning Glory Cloud
- Murus (Wall cloud)
- Mediocris
- Nacreous
- Nebulosus
- Noctilucent
- Pannus
- Perlucidus
- Pileus
- Praecipitatio
- Radiatus
- Silvagenitus
- Spissatus
- Stratiformis
- 'Supercilium' (not official classification)
- Translucidus
- Tuba / Twister
- Uncinus
- Undulatus
- Velum
- Vertebratus
- Virga
- Volutus (Roll cloud)
Optical Effects
- 22° Halo
- 46° Halo
- Circumhorizon Arc
- Circumscribed halo
- Circumzenithal Arc
- Cloudbow / Fogbow
- Corona
- Crepuscular rays & shadows
- Diffuse arcs
- Green flash
- Glory
- Halos
- Helic arc
- Infralateral arc
- Iridescence
- Lower Sun Pillar
- Lower Tangent Arc
- Moonbow
- Moondogs
- Parhelic circle
- Parry antisolar arcs
- Parry arc
- Parry infralateral arc
- Parry supralateral arc
- Rainbow
- Sub parhelion
- Sub-sun
- Suncave parry arc
- Sun dog (Parhelion)
- Sun pillar
- Supernumerary bows
- Subparhelic circle
- Supralateral arc
- Upper tangent arc
- Wegener arc
Unusual Vortex image captured over Bishop, California. US. The vortex occurred as a huge altocumulus lenticularis wave cloud broke up.
5 thoughts on “Unusual Vortex image captured over Bishop, California. US. The vortex occurred as a huge altocumulus lenticularis wave cloud broke up.”
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Altocumulus perlucidus spotted over Lucaston, Tasmania, Australia
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
A unique view of Altocumulus lenticularis by way of a 2.5-minute long exposure photograph over the San Juan River, near Bluff, Utah, US
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
A mixed sky over Seattle, Washington, US
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
A dissipating storm in the foreground in contrast with a developing one on the horizon, spotted near Moss Landing, California, US
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
A broad area of virga spotted in low humidity conditions near Brighton, Colorado, US
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
A colourful sunset over Conwy, North Wales
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Cumulus congestus spotted over Petaluma, California, US
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Altocumulus perlucidus spotted during the morning over Arnhem, The Netherlands
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
A low base storm system producing precipitation near Barrow Beach, Somerset, England
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
A drone camera captures an imposing storm over Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Virga spotted at dusk over Northampton, England
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Cumulus congestus spotted near Yilan, Taiwan
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Cumulus fractus spotted in the early afternoon over Modbury Heights, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over Sacramento, California, US
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Altocumulus lenticularis that took on the look of a shark swimming in the sky, spotted over Atagohama, Fukuoka City, Japan
Leave a Reply Cancel reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Catherine wheel on high?
I haven’t seen anything like this over here in our skies at all… Excellent capture!
Wow! I’d hate my aircraft to go through that!
Can’t say I’ve ever seen anything like this before. Had I seen it in the sky, I’m sure my reaction would be something along the lines of…uh-oh!
After over 50 years of skygazing, I’d rate this image as the most amazing and unusual cloud I have ever seen so far. Has anyone else seen anything like this before or elsewhere, or is this one of the new sky phenomena we get to look forward to along with accelerating climate change? GWW