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November 19, 2024
Cirrus vertebratus homogenitus, which developed from the remnants of a contrail, spotted over Lake Stevens, Washington, US
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November 18, 2024
Lunar halo and corona over Stanwood, Washington, US
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November 16, 2024
A reflection of a mature cumulus congestus, developing towards a potential cumulonimbus, near Anacortes, Washington, US
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November 15, 2024
22-degree halo is seen as the sunlight is refracted through the ice crystals of thin layers of high clouds, such as cirrostratus in this case. Note how it 'ceases to exist' where there are no thin layers of clouds present. This example was spotted over Lake Stevens, Washington, US.
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November 14, 2024
Undulatus over Lake Stevens, Washington, US
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October 11, 2024
22-degree halo over Lake Stevens, Washington, US
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