r/CLOUDS • u/Relative_Sea_5622 • 6h ago

Question Cloud ID?

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u/post-explainer 6h ago

Credit where credit is due. The OP u/Relative_Sea_5622 said this picture was made by:

I made this picture

Is this credit correct? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/atomicsnarl 5h ago

This is a Cap cloud, formed by the rise then fall of air flowing over the mountain top. The rising air forms the cloud, and the falling downwind air dissipates it. Under the right conditions, where the moist layer is some distance above the mountain top, it would be a Lenticular cloud hovering above the peak.

Good Catch!

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u/Large_Yellow146 6h ago

lol looks like a comb over

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u/CoffeeBe4Chaos 5h ago

That's interesting... I've never seen anything like it. Good eye... great capture! 👌