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All I have to say is: That's is somewhat interesting. Kind of funky looking

Wow... Um...

They're definitely different.

They are really pretty... A little strange tho.

I think they are astounding. But I find it realllllyyy strange that we've been in the science of meteorology for how long now? And we're just now discovering this new type of cloud? Lol
Thanks for sharing though, those are cool.

those look pretty cool. it looks like your under water and a wave just rolled over your head. i once saw a cloud that looked like bacon, the sunset colored it in perfectly. saddly i didnt have a camera

And we're just now discovering this new type of cloud?

That's cool, but what's really pretty impressive is that there are still clouds that we don't know about. Well, I guess I'll just post a pic of a cool cloud now, keep the thread alive...

Its not that they've been 'recently discovered'. In order to determine if this is a new type of cloud, they have to study the way it forms and under what conditions.

Well when I usually see clouds (usually being the operative word) I make shapes out of them like space ships, pac-man, feathers, etc. Or angels wings when there's a bunch of small thin clouds made into a feather.

Looks like something from just before the world would end.

Those clouds are beautiful! Wow, so surreal! I like them, wish I'd seen them before in real life!

I'm actually thinking about maybe doing this as a study. You know clouds and all that stuff. I'm only 13 but I just love clouds.

Also cumulonimbus arcus can look quite astonishing if you take the picture right.

Oh, wow, that's a roll cloud! It's the leading edge of the rain front on a cumulonimbus. Thunderheads are so amazing...


These are mammatus. They appear on the underside of the top part of the anvils of thunderheads, and show turbulence in the parent storm.


I am unaware of the formal name for this cloud; the site it was on called it a "Mushroom cloud". This one formed by water-filled air being forced up a mountainside.

One more!

This is a lenticular cloud. These clouds form stable air turns into waves after being forced up a mountain, then fall down.

When I was little I once saw a cloud that looked like an angle, and I think I saw light shining behind it...

I like how you guys are getting all sciency about clouds, but I want to hear more about clouds that look like bacon.

The clouds in my area are beautiful, but they definitely aren't as cool as the ones here.
I especially like clouds that appear during sunrise or sunset, and turn purple, red and orange as they reflect the sun.
I wish I had some pictures to show.