Mountain wave...

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Oct 24, 2024, 12:55:39 PM10/24/24
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...can of course manifest itself as classic lenticular clouds.  But far more often, it is like this:


Notice how the 'new' cloud keeps forming in approximately the same place.  This is a glider pilot's delight.  Unfortunately, at Aboyne, Scotland today, the wind was too strong across the runway to be able to take off.  Some 40 years ago I did a bad landing in similar conditions.  Big repair job. (The glider, not me!)

Satellite image
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From the ground where I live.  Wind towards the camera.

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Jack
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