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A classic example of pileus and velum over North Phoenix, US.
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Reflections at sunrise over Twin Lakes, Columbia, Missouri, US
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Crepuscular rays amidst a stormy sky, captured near Fremont, California, US
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Supercilium and developing mammatus over the Adirondacks, near Vermontville, New York, US
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Cumulus on the horizon that Tsai views as a crouching dragon, spotted over Taiwan
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Sunrise over Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii, US
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Cumulus congestus near Camarillo, California, US
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Crepuscular rays with an accent of a contrail over North Brunswick, New Jersey, US
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A variety of cumulus cloud formations over Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Crepuscular rays emanating from behind growing cumulus congestus, as a storm develops towards the northwest, near Taylor, Texas, US
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An imposing storm system from which Patrick said produced small hail and a small funnel, east of Brighton, Colorado, US
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A storm system near Pismo Beach, California, US
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Reflections of crepuscular rays and iridescence over Barrow Beach, Somerset, England
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Cumulus fractus over Taiwan
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Cumulus congestus expanding upwards over Florence, Italy
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Sentinel and his Dog Cloud hovering over the concreted land masses and solitary streets created by artist Alberto Burri in 1984/1989 to honour the people of Gibellina the Sicilian town destroyed in a 1968 earthquake. Neville provided this description and submitted the photograph, taken near Gibellina, Sicily, Italy.
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Good picture Mick. Cumulus clouds look a bit like a pile of whipped mashed potato and an afternoon thunderstorm is going to happen. From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia