Photos: Rare Cloud Formation In Regina, Saskatchewan

30 06 2012

(Photo courtesy of Preston Smoke/CBC.CA)

CBC News reported that a cloud formation called a mammatus appeared in the skies above Regina and area following a thunderstorm Tuesday night, June 26, 2012.

Regina is the capital city of Saskatchewan in Canada.

This is a rare atmospheric phenomenon.

Mammatus or mammatocumulus looks something like cotton balls, puffs and bubbles.

I think it looks spooky :)

I love to look at the clouds and try to identify their types but I have never seen mammatus.

The types of clouds that we see can give us some clues about the weather of the day.

(Photo courtesy of robinlawless/CBC.CA)

(Photo courtesy of Janine Ironquill/CBC.CA)

(Photo courtesy of chichi8_8/CBC.CA)

(Photo courtesy of longley999/CBC.CA)

(Photo courtesy of Maile Crowe/CBC.CA)

(Photo courtesy of CBC.CA)

(Photo courtesy of Jeff Harrison/CBC.CA)

(Photo courtesy of Jeff Harrison/CBC.CA)

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4 responses

30 06 2012
zulfahasan

This is first time too I’m seeing Mammatus Cloud which are so beauty (or spooky). This cloud formation is categorized in Cumulonimbus but I’ve never seen it at here. For more information about Mammatus Cloud you can surf at Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammatus_cloud

P.s: Why they called ‘mammatus cloud’ but not ‘puff cloud’ or ‘bubbles cloud’? Well.. just check it out.. he he :-)

30 06 2012
ahmadalikarim

Dear zulfahasan,
Yes, mammatus looks spooky but beautiful :) Thank you for the link. Please visit my blog again.

30 06 2012
aumkleem

Amazing images!!We did not get these further north

30 06 2012
ahmadalikarim

Dear aumkleem,
Yes, it is amazing and spooky. Please visit my blog again.

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