Nov 4 2012: Lenticular Clouds Over Washington
Lenticular clouds are clouds with a lens shape. They usually form at high altitudes when stable moist air passes over a mountain. Also, they normally shape themselves at a right angle to the wind. The ones in this picture are multilayered which creates the tornado like effect that is visible. The water droplets in this image have cooled below the dew point and condensed into the clouds pictured. The particles in clouds are also called aerosols. This image was taken from Seattle, Washington in December of 2008. The mountain seen is Mt. Rainier which is 14,411 ft tall at its peak. It is actually a volcano and is considered to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world. There are normally about 5 earthquakes observed per month around the volcano.
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