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Shreds of Stratus, known as Stratus fractus, on the slopes near the Blackfoot River in Montana, US.
Altocumulus illuminated by the rays of sunrise with lower Stratocumulus lenticularis formations in shadow over Whiteface Mountain, Adirondack Mountains, NY, US.
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Moonlit Stratocumulus undulatus clouds spotted over Brisbane Water, Woy Woy, NSW, Australia.
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A land of Stratocumulus, Cumulus congestus and distant Cumulonimbus spotted at 37,000 feet over Soledad, California, US.
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Cumulus, Stratocumulus and Altocumulus vie for attention over the Adirondack Mountains, New York, US.
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Crepuscular rays burst out from Stratocumulus clouds over the Adirondack Mountains, in New York, US.
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A Cumulus elephant spotted over Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
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The Greek god Zeus arrives just ahead of a storm. Spotted over Pacifica, California, US.
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A dog barking over Bigfork, Montana, US.
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An unusual formation that we think is probably an arcus cloud feature, with virga falling behind it, from a Cumulus congestus, spotted over Antarctica.
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Orographic Stratus and Stratocumulus form over Mount Teide, Tenerife, Spain, as well as a broad cap cloud.
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Crepuscular rays burst through Stratocumulus clouds over West Maui Mountains, Maui, Hawaii, US.
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Cumulonimbus capillatus storm cloud over Cornville, Arizona, US. This is the appearance of a storm cloud at its most mature stage of development.
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Cumulus congestus clouds building into a storm over Legnano, northern Italy.
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Low orographic clouds cover the peaks of Mingus Mountain and Prescott National Forest in Arizona, US.
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Altocumulus lenticularis forms appearing downwind of the Sierra Nevada spotted from Ridgecrest, California, US.
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