Clouds

[wiltsman]

Has anyone taken the time to go outside and look skywards today? It's a beautiful day here in north Wiltshire. There are clouds, but they're very high and wispy, some of them have fascinating shapes, I think they're Cirrus clouds, althought I'm no expert.

[wiltsman]

I live in Purton, just outside of Swindon. Wiltshire is a beautiful county, especially on days like these, the one regret I have, it doesn't have a coast.

Got to leave you now, going to walk up the village to vote - before the rush starts!

[Old_Geezer]

Aww that's nice, everyone was right. One wrote it, the other was first to record it. And I was the latest to post it here ;-)

Here we don't seem to have specific clouds as such. Difficult to tell if there are none, or all over. I think the latter, but it must be a thin layer as the sun shines though well enough.

[grasscarp]

They are cirrus Wiltsman. They precede an approaching warm front. In my car just now it said 23 degrees so I think its arrived!
I looked at the sky this morning and there was criss cross of contrails that looked like a chequerboard! Comes from living near Heathrow I suppose.

[gness]

Won't surprise anyone to know I spend hours gazing at clouds.....and I'm a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society.....they produce wonderful books such as....A Pig With Six Legs.....
Jom had one of his photos printed in their newsletter......

Shoota....I can't see your pic.... :-(

[EDDIE51]

Cloud Appreciation Society, web page.
https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/

[gness]

Thank you, Eddie....x

[Togo]

Cirrus fibratus wiltsman otherwise known as Mare's Tails. The sky in N Wales had a lovely formation of them this morning whilst we were gardening. " She who must be obeyed" and I actually sat and talked about them as being a sign of good weather for a few days at least, and I threw in the comment 'my Mother's father called them Mares Tails'.

[murraymints]

for mrs o xx

[stuey]

Nah, that photo was taken at night in Birmingham using a blue filter, f8, 1/25sec, and a 28mm lens.

[stuey]

Some nice photos there, EDDIE51.

[Togo]

Haha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3F4GmbHl5g

[wiltsman]

Thank you for all your replies. As I watched the setting sun last night, I noticed a halo around it. It wasn't a full circle as it only showed up against the actual cirrus clouds which were fragmented.

http://earthsky.org/space/what-makes-a-halo-around-the-moon

Note: This web page also refers to haloes around the sun.

[Togo]

Ta wiltsman. I have my head in the clouds sometimes.

[DTCwordfan]

Togo's head is usually way above the clouds - in vacant space!

[jomifl]

Shoota, we had that cloud yesterday, it took a long time to move from Deux Sevres to Tarn et Garonne.

[Togo]

Oy DT see my post Thurs 21:44. Anyway call it "Blue Sky Thinking" .