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29 June 2009
The Best Pileus Cloud I've Ever Seen
Pileus clouds form as air is lifted above a rapidly rising thunderstorm. The holy grail of Pileus clouds are the ones that have blue sky between the cloud and the top of the cumulonimbus. The storm usually blasts right through the Pileus in a few seconds, so getting a pic before this happens is rare. If you do, the story goes, you will get your pic on the cover of …
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.