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May 30, 2026
Sun Dog (Parhelion) spotted near Sherman, Illinois, US
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May 21, 2026
Remnants of contrails spotted during the early afternoon over Springfield, Illinois, US
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May 11, 2026
Virga spotted over Glen Carbon, Illinois, US
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May 6, 2026
Altocumulus and Cumulus sharing the sky over Sherman, Illinois, US
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May 2, 2026
Crepuscular rays emanating through an opening in the cloud layer, spotted over Sherman, Illinois, US
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April 24, 2026
A developing storm system spotted while driving east towards Sherman, Illinois, US
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April 18, 2026
The trademark of a strong cumulonimbus cloud is the overshooting top, a "cauliflower-like" cloud structure extending above the anvil of the storm like a dome. Overshooting tops develop on thunderstorms that have powerful updrafts and they typically develop on Cumulonimbus capillatus incus, as spotted here near Sherman, Illinois, US.
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