Breathtaking sight spotted in the sky near Mt TaranakiSupplied Strange cloud hovers over Mt TaranakiA strange cloud formation spotted near Mt Taranaki on Thursday got people pulling out their cameras to capture the spectacular sight. Appearing above the west of Taranaki, the huge conical shaped cloud formed in the evening and made for some eye-catching scenery as it caught the rays of the descending sun. Metservice forecaster Cameron Coutts said the odd fluffy creation was an altocumulus lenticularis, or a stationary cloud formed in the troposphere. "Basically it's a wave cloud formed by the wind going over the top of...in this case Mt Taranaki." Madison Smyth Blackjack the horse looks on from Warea at the strange cloud formation.

Source: Stuff December 28, 2017 21:47 UTC