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Photos: Unusual clouds spotted across north central West Virginia Sunday
Lenticular clouds, like the ones shown in these photos taken in Elkins on Sunday, April 14, are formed when fast-moving air is forced over a hill or mountain. Although the air in the clouds is ...
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How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather
These are nimbostratus. There are a number of other unique and beautiful cloud types that can form as air rises over mountain ...
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2025 weather checklist: Sun dogs and mammatus clouds
A large lenticular cloud over the peak of Mt Rainier, Washington State, at dusk. (Getty Images/karen crewe) If you have seen a cloud that looks like a UFO, it might have been a mesmerizing ...
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Earth and Sky
In recognition of the high standard of entries, 25 extra images were selected by the Natural History Museum and put to the public vote. A double lenticular cloud is illuminated at nightfall by the ...