They were Lenticular clouds. These types of clouds are a mountain specialty, if you will. Amanda took this incredible shot from near Milwaukie, Oregon as several of these Lenticular clouds piled on top of each other right over Mt. Hood during the long Thanksgiving Weekend in … [Read more...]
Awesome Clouds Fill Northwest Skies During Warm Summer Weekend
Some of the clouds were downright huge! This top photo took Darlisa Black a full five shots with her cell phone - then she stitched the photos together to create this awesome picture. She saw this lenticular cloud from her summer weekend vantage point in the Columbia River Gorge in White … [Read more...]
Strange Clouds Over Mount Hood & Mount Jefferson Are Signs Of Changing Weather
When I was on vacation last year in Central Oregon, I had a farmer tell me that he never cuts hay if clouds are appearing above Mount Hood. He was talking about the same type of strange looking clouds that appeared over our mountains on Thursday evening February 3rd, 2011. In meteorology we call … [Read more...]