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General => General Discussion => Photography => Topic started by: String on June 04, 2013, 07:03:45 PM

Title: Almost a square cloud
Post by: String on June 04, 2013, 07:03:45 PM

Hi guys I took this picture this afternoon of a strange cloud formation it was almost square.

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Title: Re: Almost a square cloud
Post by: Aldergrove on June 04, 2013, 11:04:38 PM

Nice pic... I'm sure you know that in the American Mid West... 'The Square Cloud' phenomenon is a precursor to weather patterns that create killer tornadoes.... Looks like poor Barra Best has got the weather prediction for tomorrow wrong again  ;)

Title: Re: Almost a square cloud
Post by: Angry Turnip on June 04, 2013, 11:15:37 PM

Erm...those big tall clouds are usually called cumulonimbus I think,pilots try to avoid them because they are full of nasty weather.


Some very spectacular local weather shots on this website,for those who might be interested http://www.nightskyhunter.com/index.html (http://www.nightskyhunter.com/index.html)