(large picture) Interesting clouds overhead

[Apache123]

I saw this outside the office just now and had to take a picture. The whole sky had either a rippling wave look, or large, constantly-swirling patterns.

I wouldn't want to be cruising though it.

 

[cleared4theoption]

Dude...that is creepy

 

[Everskyward]

Cool picture!

 

[HerrGruyere]

Remind me of mammatus clouds.

 

[AggieMike88]

Cool pic!!

 

[hopmedic]

Remind me of mammatus clouds.

That was my first thought as well. Very cool pic!

 

[denverpilot]

That's gorgeous.

 

[numl0ck]

Very cool!


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[AggieMike88]

Any ideas what were the contributing conditions that created that affect?

 

[Apache123]

Any ideas what were the contributing conditions that created that affect?

Today's local METARS, note the temperature drop from 28C to 21C and pressure from 29.92 up to 30.00 and then a drop to 29.77
Edit: Yesterday the area's highest reported temperature was 41C, looks like there were many pireps of turbulence ranging from moderate to extreme

KPWK 291852Z 12003KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A2977 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1817 RAE16 PRESFR SLP077 P0000 T02280183
KPWK 291837Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A2980 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1817 RAE16 P0000
KPWK 291752Z 21007KT 10SM -RA FEW100 SCT120 21/17 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE TSB22E37RAE1654B18 SLP148 P0000 60010 T02110167 10294 20200 51039
KPWK 291743Z 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW065 BKN110 21/16 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE TSB22E37RAE1654B18 P0000
KPWK 291728Z 22007KT 10SM -TSRA FEW060 SCT110 21/16 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-W TSB22RAE1654B18 PRESRR P0000
KPWK 291652Z 03004KT 10SM -RA FEW060 SCT090 BKN110 21/18 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS TSB05E52RAB16 SLP142 P0010 T02060178
KPWK 291642Z 00000KT 6SM -TSRA FEW060 SCT070 BKN110 21/15 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E-SW TSB05RAB16 P0010
KPWK 291633Z 00000KT 2 1/2SM TSRA BKN065 BKN080 OVC100 21/14 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-W TSB05RAB16 P0009
KPWK 291611Z 00000KT 10SM VCTS BKN070 27/12 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W TSB05 PRESRR
KPWK 291552Z 06003KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W SLP127 T02670117
KPWK 291452Z 07006KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A2986 RMK AO2 PRESFR SLP106 T02830117 58017
KPWK 291352Z 08006KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02720139

Prog chart shows me under a stationary front at a high pressure center

 

[wsuffa]

I've got one like that - took it at Diana & Tom's farm.

Here it is...

 

[AggieMike88]

Wow! That's worth having framed!

 

[John221us]

It is very clear to me that the blue ball is having some kind of affect on the clouds and causing the formation.

 

[rottydaddy]

The second picture is definitely showing a wave... never seen that with a blanket of mammatus, though. Cool.

 

[acluffpoa]

Both shots are crazy amazing!

 

[bob_albertson]

I did get this about 2 years ago near Tyler

Took this one from near my college in Arkansas:

 

[Anthony]

It is very clear to me that the blue ball is having some kind of affect on the clouds and causing the formation.

It's the vortex eminating from Diana's handbag (the black hole). The blue ball is a diversionary orb.

 

[denverpilot]

It's the vortex eminating from Diana's handbag (the black hole). The blue ball is a diversionary orb.

Now you've done it...

 

[John221us]

Yes, I am not sure exactly how the physics would work with a portable black hole, but I am sure that explains everything.

 

[BillTIZ]

I did get this about 2 years ago near Tyler

Took this one from near my college in Arkansas:

The second picture is definitely mamatus