You Instagrammers know what I'm talking about. Basically, post interesting pictures of clouds that you find.

Reminder: This thread is for CLOUDS ONLY! No real porn allowed on this thread.

Why not art board

>>2 Dunno. I figured it really wasn't "art" but it's open to interpretation.

That's too bad. I have no clouds.

>>4 After three Cuils, you are a cloud.

you could've just called it "clouds"

and since you're talking about "pictures of clouds", then it does go in art

lol, I thought this said "Child Porn".....

>>8 then why did you go to it?

i meant 7*

>>8 Because he's a creeper.

lol

That was the best picture I could find after roughly twenty five seconds search. and I just realised that I am the first person to use this thread for its intended purpose. Way to go, everyone.

FYI, googling "cloud porn" is actually not as sketchy as I thought it'd be.

>>11 ssssssssssss, BOOOMM!!

A bit darker than previous posts, but still beautiful nonetheless.

Thanks Leigha.
I was doing a stupid crossword for extra credit in english,and one of the words was "cloud" and I ended up whispering "Cloud porn" to myself in a quiet room...

this also seems fun, I got some sexy cloud pictures as well. Gonna post that latter, for now bumping

The quality isn't high, that pink clouds were just too beautiful to perfectly be captured on my phone.

Also, pretty sure that's some rip grammar.

GODDAMNIT

#yes.
I wanted to post on this thread since a lot of time but I kept on failing for posting pictures but now I approximately understood how to do it.. I think-
Actually the only hard part was "choosing" the right size for the pic but also I'm/was the problem, bc I obviously:: can't. Me: oh yes I'm good at technology/ with technologic things
Also me: wait wh... how do I-
Btw I took this picture literally ten minutes ago 👌🏻

Bump for cleanup

Altostratus undulatus. Hope to see em up close someday

Noctilucent clouds. They look like something out of Fantastic Beasts movie animations

Arcus, or a roll, cloud. If I see one, I'm running away.

>>25 But it can't roll towards you..?

Oh but it can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPm9F9qPTeM
Timestamp: 1:00

Not toward the ground tho. Still a terrifying visual :p

Oh oh what's this? A cloud type that I've actually seen in the past! Although it's not exactly the cloud part that's interesting about it. Behold, a fallstreak hole, or a hole punch cloud.

"Yubisaki is the CEO of interesting cloud formations" -Kaster, probably

who is kaster? :p

>>29 yES, HAHAHAHSYAHAGAH. CEO of taking pics of interesting cloud hehe.

>>30 Hi, I'm Kaster.

interesting clouds* whoop srry

>>31 nice to meet you! I'm yubi.
Ps: These pics are from google images lol

We have Kelvin Helmholtz clouds. Look at em squiggly things. They indicate aircraft turbulence apparently.

>>33 These clouds are very pretty... Like sea waves.

funny looking clouds

>>34 If you like wavey clouds, you might enjoy cloud timelapse videos on YouTube. It looks like an upside-down ocean.

>>35 I saw em once. Pretty funny I'd agree. Like cursive c on repeat

Today, we have Lenticular clouds. They form when wind blows over across hills and mountains. A lot of them have been mistaken for UFOs in the past.

>>36 There's MORE pretty clouds?? I have a new favorite thread.

Also, I'll take your advice on cloud watching videos xP Unfortunately I'd have to do it later this week, as our ISP's currently flaking out. Absolute disappointment.

>>37 There's always more pretty clouds ;)
My ISP flaked out on me during important online tests. The good news is the next full moon is in 4 days. Let us all join forces this April 26th to try out some black magic hexes.

Today's cloud type is... Virga clouds! Not to be confused with the Spanish soundalike verga, virga is rain that doesn't reach the ground. These clouds resemble jellyfishes when isolated but can sometimes take on funnel shapes that look like forming tornadoes.

Ahaha now I have a use for all these pictures that I have lying around!!

>>39 Good one! I miss good weather these days.

Today's type is the Mammatus clouds. Idk how common they are but I've seen them twice. Was terrified the first time. They indicate heavy rain, lightning, and sometimes hailstorm.

>>39 ah, beautiful sunny day

>>40 its like a bunch of fingers what.

>>40 These clouds do be looking threatening, not gonna lie, but like in a very cool way!!

>>41 Fingers isn't that far off xd. Their name Mammatus comes from mammma, which means udder or breast in Latin.
>>42 Very threatening. It feels like the drops will fall on your head. I could barely look up.

Since yesterday's type was like scary and all, let's look at Rainbow clouds today. Iridescent clouds form due to the diffraction of sunlight in thin mid and high-level clouds. I thought I saw them once but turned out it was just a common rainbow :unamused: :disappointment was immeasurable and day was ruined:

>>43 so pretty TwT

>>43 AAA THAT'S SO PRETTY!!

>>45 That's a nice angle. Looks like it was raining at the center-right.

Mackerel sky, mackerel sky – never long wet, never long dry.
Today we are looking at a cloud type that has a rippling pattern similar to fish scales, hence the name. A mackerel sky is made of either middle or high-level cumulus clouds. In weather forecasting, they indicate that a change is likely. Whether it is for better or worse, only time will tell.

This one's not that uncommon. Cirrostratus clouds are very thin, and can be difficult to detect. If thin enough, they can create halos around the sun or the moon.

>>46 Oh, I've seen this one before. Quite frequently in fact.

>>48 Me too. It looks best during sunsets but then again, what doesn't?

Nacreous or mother-of-pearl clouds are a type of polar stratospheric clouds. The wiki information for this one is too confusing for my birb brain, so I'm not even gonna try xp

>>49 woAHH I wanna see that someday

>>50 ikr! It's so pretty.

>>1 Today is a throwback to the post that started it all by Leigha (I might be running a little low on new interesting cloud types... but I think we're good for like 2 more weeks TwT). Cumulonimbus incus, or anvil cloud, is a mature thunderstorm cloud that indicates strong wind, lightning, heavy rain, potential hail, and sometimes even tornadoes.

Quality content of clouds will be exhausted in 14 days lol

>>49 Isn't this the typical new smartphone's default wallpaper xP

>>51 rad looking

Got some real fluffy ones!

>>52 I wouldn't be surprised. Clouds make nice wallpapers like >>53 for example :p

Today we're looking at an optical illusion called Brocken spectre that casts magnified shadows, sometimes of mountaineers, onto clouds. It was featured in the Skypiea arc of One Piece.

Pyrocumulus clouds, or fire clouds, are associated with volcanic eruptions or fire. They are sometimes accompanied by dry lightning which can start another fire or a firestorm (basically a fire gone so bad that it has its own wind system).

Cirrus spissatus clouds are the highest forming clouds and may sometimes even occur in the lower stratosphere. If you see these, precipitation is likely in the next 15-25 hours.

Today we're looking at sun dogs, a type of halo. They are formed by light scattering in high levels clouds that might not be visible to the naked eye.

Maybe it's gonna storm? Who knows, certainly not the weatherman.

>>58 Did it? My past of incorrect weather predictions still haunts me T_T

It's raining here right now, so it feels fitting to look at rain clouds today. Nimbostratus clouds are dark, grey, featureless layers of cloud, thick enough to block out the Sun.

These are some of the most uplifting cloud formations that I've found. Cirrus fibratus (fibratus means fibrous). They can indicate an approaching warm front or fair weather.

I missed a day, smh. Today's pick is artificial clouds. Contrails, the source of countless conspiracies, are vapor trails of aircraft engine exhaust. If you see an unusually straight line among the clouds, it's probably a contrail.

>>59 It did. For like two days.

>>62 Oh wow, two whole days. Good intuition lol

Today's a throwback to >>55. A mushroom cloud also falls under the pyrocumulus family. It is most commonly associated with nuclear explosions but any powerful explosion like those produced by a volcano or by the Crimson demons can produce them.

You've heard of sun dogs(if you saw >>57) Now get ready for... moon dogs. What a twist. They are also formed on circus or cirrostratus clouds. I wonder if this is what the people who claim to have seen two/three moons are seeing :thinking:

>>64 I think I might've seen that before xP When I was about 8 or 9, I was having a sleepover with someone and we thought there were 2 moons or something lol

Cool tornado-like cloud image I found somewhere.

pretty pretty, I took this picture with a friend's phone hehe

>>67 :0 wOAH that's so nice xP the sea also looks so pretty there lol

Man, I haven't seen a beach in a long while.

I went to the beach today and the clouds were super beautiful~