Even the experts at the MetService were left “gasping” at a pilot’s stunning shot of a lenticular cloud. Even the experts at the MetService were said to be left “gasping” at a pilot’s stunning shot of a lenticular cloud over the South Island at the weekend. He said the strong winds at that altitude came from “a direction which was perfect for the formation of this lenticular cloud”. ”Pilot Geoff Beckett says in 20 years of flying he has never seen a cloud like this. ”Lenticular clouds are clouds that don’t move and form mostly in the troposphere.

Source: Stuff August 31, 2020 20:23 UTC