I'm sure it is something "interesting" from a weather perspective.
These photos are looking West-Southwest if that makes any difference.
(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8241/img20110709201241.jpg)
(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5382/img20110709201300.jpg)
Cirrocumulus stratiformis[5]
Sheets or relatively flat patches of cirrocumulus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cirrocumulus_to_Altocumulus.JPG
Clouds of the genus cirrocumulus form when moist air at a high altitude reaches saturation, creating ice crystals. Limited convective instability at the cloud level gives the cloud a rolled or rippled appearance. Despite the lack of a 'strato' prefix, cirrocumulus is physically more closely related to stratocumulus than the more freely convective cumulus genus.
Quote from: Al Sayre on July 11, 2011, 08:20:20 PM
Cirrocumulus stratiformis[5]
Sheets or relatively flat patches of cirrocumulus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cirrocumulus_to_Altocumulus.JPG
Clouds of the genus cirrocumulus form when moist air at a high altitude reaches saturation, creating ice crystals. Limited convective instability at the cloud level gives the cloud a rolled or rippled appearance. Despite the lack of a 'strato' prefix, cirrocumulus is physically more closely related to stratocumulus than the more freely convective cumulus genus.
I was gonna say an alligator rolling over in the sky, but I guess your answer works too.
I was kind of expecting someone to say either "George Bush" or "Global Warming", but Al's answer impressed the heck out of me!
Major Lord
I just noticed but the OP(the site's resident ubergeek) offset the images to stitch them together. Nicely done. :clap:
Quote from: davidsinn on July 13, 2011, 12:29:33 AM
I just noticed but the OP(the site's resident ubergeek) offset the images to stitch them together. Nicely done.
I do what I can.