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An action-packed sky over Recanati, Italy.
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Stunning crepuscular rays over Abruzzo National Park, near Villetta Barrea, Italy
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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted by Sara's niece over Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, US
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Cirrus spissatus that looks like an angel, spotted over Yeosu, South Korea
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Storm development during monsoon season, accompanied by a relatively small horseshoe vortex, over Tucson, Arizona, US
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Sunrise over San Leandro, California, US
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A view from the Danube River, near Linz, Austria
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A sky full of 'cotton wool' over Isle of Lewis, Scotland
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A painted sky over Eskdale, Cumbria, England
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Cumulus congestus developing near Twisp, Washington, US
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Cirrus spotted during the early morning over Atagohama, Fukuoka City, Japan
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Crepuscular rays near Khomeynishahr City, Esfahan, Iran
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The view on a summer evening looking east towards the Mission Mountain Range, near Charlo, Montana, US
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An approaching storm system near Brighton, Colorado, US
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Layers of altocumulus lenticularis, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', with signs of asperitas closer to the horizon, amidst the display of undulatus over Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
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Altocumulus undulatus radiatus over Sarina, Queensland, Australia
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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