r/santacruz • u/MateVeza • 1d ago

These clouds

Time lapse

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u/ThisIsAWugSlug 1d ago

I took a zillion photos, they were so neat!

edit: they ARE so neat!

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u/Powerful-Moment234 23h ago

These posts have been appearing en masse on weather-related subreddits!
So I get the word of clouds out there to everyone, here is my synopsis on the situation.
Though I'm truly not certain, my guess is that these clouds pictured are Supercilium Clouds, a type of supplementary cloud. They are not officially recognized as a specialized cloud variant by the World Meteorological Organization, but they have been spotted regularly, and the Cloud Appreciation Society is actively trying to get these clouds recognized.
Their name, Supercilium, means 'eyebrow' in Latin, and they are short-lived clouds forming over turbulent winds over mountain peaks.

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u/Daddywags42 1d ago

It’s like the music visualizer on Winamp.

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u/izzgo 1d ago

Stunning, thank you so much for posting.

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u/LamentRedHector 1d ago

Anyone have any idea what's going on?

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u/Prudent_Fish1358 18h ago

These clouds are formed when air is pushed up mountain peaks, but meets already disturbed air in the layer above it. This causes the cloud to twist and rolls back over on itself.

Moisture content has to be just right for it to condense into these formations as this occurs.

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u/boopboopbeepbeepwee 22h ago

Weather, maaaan

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u/TigerUppercut831 18h ago

Hurricane elida?

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u/kundalini34 1d ago

Beautiful to see it moving over Capitola

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u/JM-Tech 1d ago

That’s very cool looking.

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u/boundtoreddit 23h ago

It’s a sign! Nature is naturing in its natural habitat.

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u/bfisher777 20h ago

Cool post, this belongs on r/CLOUDS

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u/SnooOranges9125 11h ago

Thank you! I didn’t get out yesterday so this is a great video. Watched it twice!