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An action-packed sky over Recanati, Italy.
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Overcast near Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England
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Sunset over Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Following multiple weeks of rain, the blue sky was seen again over Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
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Circumzenithal Arc, also known as an 'upside-down rainbow', spotted by Richard's son, Graham Friedman, on a beautiful, calm day over Malibu, California, US
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Early evening sky over São Paulo City, Brazil
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Subtle signs of Fluctus (Kelvin-Helmholtz) spotted over Sky Valley, California, US
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An abundance of distinct fallstreak holes (cavum), also known as 'hole punch clouds', are formed when supercooled water droplets freeze into ice crystals and fall out, often triggered by a passing airplane. These classic examples were spotted over Prescott Valley, Arizona, US.
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A mixed sky at sunset over Middlesex, New York, US
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A colourful sunrise over Brighton, Colorado, US
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A portion of a rainbow, illuminated with the color spectrum, spotted over Willits, California, US
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Cumulus and Altocumulus sharing the sky over Mahajeran, Iran
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A contrail and a distrail, along with signs of a fallstreak hole (cavum), spotted over Falls Church, Virginia, US
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Rainbow spotted over Warsaw, Poland
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Cap Cloud spotted over Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
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Signs of developing Altocumulus lenticularis over Beinn Bhan, Applecross, Scotland
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Such a spectacular, dramatic picture, Marco!
Clouds look like mashed-potato or cauliflower in the sun, as they rise on the warm, mid-spring air-currents and eventually tower spectacularly and dramatically into the atmosphere from near-ground level right up into the stratosphere! Cumulonimbus clouds have definitely been my favourite type of clouds to take photos of for a number of years now, as they are always so huge spectacular and dramatic! Nature is at its best here, when the base of the clouds turn black, the lightning flashes and lights up the sky in a spectacular display, the wind starts to blow strongly and the rain starts pouring down in bucket-loads, sometimes flooding the streets and causes major destruction to trees and buildings!
Cumulonimbus clouds are never the same every time they appear in on a warm, spring or hot, summer when the weather fronts, heat and humidity create perfect conditions for them to form properly- bit like playing scrabble, which I play regularly(no game is ever the same!) This is what makes these clouds so interesting. It is always interesting making the most of it every time you see different ones on different days of the week and to photograph them whenever you can!
From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia