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Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over Antelope Valley, California, US
Supernumerary bows spotted along with a secondary bow over Little Green Farm, Bedford, Virginia, US
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During the monsoon season in the summer, this storm system was spotted shortly after sunset, with precipitation that appears to dissipate prior to reaching the ground (Virga), as well as areas where the rain touches the ground, near Hope, Arizona, US
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Developing storms spotted on a flight over the Tasman Sea, between Australia and New Zealand
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A developing storm system near Place de la Concorde, Paris, France
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Late afternoon snow squalls in the mountains near Vermontville, Adirondacks, New York, US
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Asperitas with signs of lacunosus spotted over Sacramento, California, US
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The view following rain in São Paulo City, Brazil
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Precipitation both reaching the ground from this storm system and dissipating prior to the ground, with the latter known as Virga, as seen here over Somerset, England
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Primary and secondary rainbows spotted by Christina's friend, Kala Zorn, over Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
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A dissipating storm spotted near Maroubra Beach, New South Wales, Australia
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A rainbow amidst the storm, spotted by Gabrielle's friend, Mary Morton, near L’Huisserie, France
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Signs of Asperitas and Mammatus (Mamma) spotted over Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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A burst of precipitation spotted over the Atlantic Ocean, near Boca Raton, Florida, US
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An approaching storm system over Micco, Florida, US
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A storm system over La Alfoquia, Almeria, Spain
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