Mammatus Clouds at Sunset #3
by Thomas R Fletcher
Title
Mammatus Clouds at Sunset #3
Artist
Thomas R Fletcher
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Photograph - Photography
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Mammatus clouds at sunset, Webster County, West Virginia, USA. Mammatus clouds are pouch-like clouds hanging downward from an upper or mid-level cloud layer (somewhat resembling mammaries—thus the name). Mammatus clouds are always part of the anvil blow-off of a cumulonimbus. They indicate inverse convection (downward instability); a very moist middle or upper cloud layer overlying a drier level below. A sky filled with Mammatus clouds indicates a strong thunderstorm is nearby (either approaching or exiting the area).
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June 22nd, 2017
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