We will be using the National Weather Service Guidelines on Cloud Classification.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 12:08p EST.
Appearance: There was a downpour this morning before this image was captured. These clouds had a cellular nature in some area, with a more blanket-like layering in other areas.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe this to be a Stratocumulus Cloud .
I see a piglet, mid air while running. I outlined it below for a clearer idea of what this is referenced from.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 3:00p EST.
Appearance: These clouds appear to be high in the atmosphere. These seem to be layered clouds, with small lumpy cumulus forms. They have ligned up in “streets” across the sky.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe this to be a Cirrocumulus Cloud .
I see a lizard sunbathing on a rock. I outlined it on the image below.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 3:15p EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies! No Clouds to observe today!
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 6:43p EST.
Appearance: Here is a beauiful sunset in front of an industrial park (lol). Clear Skies otherwise! There are no clouds in the sky to observe today.
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 5:20p EST.
Appearance: There were heavy rains on my commute home today. This pictured was captured just before the skies opened up. These clouds are dense, layered gray sheets with individual cellular formation combined into them.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe this to be a Nimbostratus Cloud .
The small cellular clouds just above the pizzeria remind me of an inkblot test that a turn of the century psychologist would administer.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 6:26p EST.
Appearance: These clouds appeared to have developed with both individual cloud elements on top of a gray continuous distribution.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe this to be a Stratocumulus Cloud.
There is not much in the way of form to imaginatively describe. Though, I can say that these clouds have a beautiful blue tint on them. As they were captured around sunset, there is also a bright orange burst below the cloud line. The blue was very calming, and in high contrast to the bright orange which energized me. Overall, these clouds brought me both emotions simultaneously.
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 12:40p EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies! No clouds to observe today!
Conclusion: Clear Skies!.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 4:36p EST.
Appearance: There was a stray fluffy, cellular cloud in the sky today. It appeared to have vertical development with a flat bottom and a rounded top.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe this to be a Cumulus cloud .
I think that this cloud looks like a stuffed teddy bear on a glass table, with our view point being from under the table.
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Location/Time: Lake Harmony, Pennsylvannia at 11:30a EST.
No Classifications today, instead please enjoy the fall foliage near the Airbnb we stayed at the night after our white-water rafting trip on the Delaware Water Gap!
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Location/Time: Blakeslee, Pennsylvannia at 9:31a EST.
No Classifications today, instead please enjoy the fall foliage on our way to a white-water rafting trip on the Delaware Water Gap!
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 9:26a EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies! No clouds to observe today!
Conclusion: Clear Skies!
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 11:23a EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies! No clouds to observe today!
Conclusion: Clear Skies!
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 4:03p EST.
Appearance: These clouds had a very similar appearance to yesterday. The only difference being that these were captured later in the day, and have a yellow tint to them.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Stratus clouds .
There has been a lot of rain the past couple days here on Clouds of New York , and I have run out of way to conceptualize gray stratus clouds - LOL. Please excuse our lack of imagination today.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 10:48a EST.
Appearance: These clouds appear to be uniform and flat, having a layer of gray cloud cover. There was a drizzle throughout the day.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Stratus clouds .
Apart from the gray blanket the clouds bring to mind, the raindrops on the window in the image above seemed like they were in a race to get down the window first.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 10:05a EST.
Appearance: These clouds appeared to have developed with both individual cloud elements on top of a gray continuous distribution. There was a drizzle throughout the day.
Conclusion: Due to these observations aligning with National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Stratocumulus clouds.
In the lighter negative space between clouds, in the center of the image, I see a basketball player doing a mid-air dunk.
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Location/Time: Queens (JFK airport), New York at 4:26p EST.
Appearance: This image was captured from the terminal 4 parking lot at JFK while the author was picking up a family member at the airport (see the Dublin, Ireland submission below on September 27th.) These clouds appear to be the same type as yesterday in form, and had the same steady rainfall throughout the day.
Conclusion: Due to these observations aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Nimbostratus clouds. .
There is not much to say other than these clouds created a rainfall that left a memorable chill in the bones.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 6:10p EST.
Appearance: I see two types in today's observation. The first being a layered stratus like cloud, and the other being a more cellular cloud layered in. There was steady rainfall throughout the day today.
Conclusion: Due to these observations aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Nimbostratus clouds .
There is not much to work with in terms of form. However, I can communicate that these clouds reminded me of wet laundry due to the heavy feeling in the air they produced.
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 1:48p EST.
Appearance: These clouds appeared to have developed horizontally. These clouds are uniform and flat, which produced a gray layer of cloud cover. There was light drizzle throughout the day.
Conclusion: Due to these observations aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Stratus clouds .
The sun peaking through in the image looks like a pinhole in a bag, letting in light. It makes me feel like an insect that a child captured and is bringing to a secondary location.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 10:45p EST.
Appearance: These clouds appear to be wispy, and feathery. They appear to have a widespread, veil-like layer. At a glance, they appear to have have formed high in the atmosphere.
Conclusion: Due to these observations aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Cirrus clouds.
I see a hawk diving down, with the sharp points forming a distinct beak and wings.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 7:15a EST and 12:13p EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies! No clouds to observe today!
Conclusion: Clear Skies!
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Location/Time: Nassau County, NY at 5:53p EST. (Spotlight photo submission captured in Dublin, Ireland at 7:11a EST.)
Appearance: They apear to have vertical development and have a cellular appearance. They had flat bottoms and rounded tops. On a more aesthestical note, they have a beautiful yellow tint from the setting sun.
Conclusion: Due to these observations aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Cumulus Clouds .
I see the body of a swan in the cloud to the left of the sun, as well as a train of ripples it would leave in the water as it swam by.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 2:24p EST.
Appearance: When I woke this morning there was no clouds in the sky. I planned to report on clear skies, but as I sat down to write this post I looked out and noticed some new activity. Then, in the middle of this sentence, the strong wind blew a new massive cloud across my field of vision. The dark underbelly of the clouded images coupled with the strong wind makes me think three might be a storm coming. The clouds had huge vertical development and towered over everything.
Conclusion: Due to these observations aligning with the National Weather Service description, I believe these to be Cumulus Congestus .
The slope on the second image looks like a mountain range on the horizon.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 8:06am & 6:43p EST.
Appearance: We have a treat today - both a sunrise and a sunset picture from September 25! I love the colors on the sunset picture so much! Anyway, back to the clouds. They appear to have a high altitude, have a beautiful halo formed around the edges, and have a widespread, veil-like layer.
Conclusion: To be honest, I am having a hard time classifying these. I think the defining characteristic that led me to the current classification is the beautiful halo on their edges. Due to this observation aligning to the description from the National Weather Service I believe these to be Cirrostratus Clouds , but I am open to other interpretations on this one.
The beautiful color pallete on the sunset image reminds me of a watercolor painting in the way the gradient flows together so smoothly.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 12:50p EST.
Appearance: These are some clouds we havent seen yet on Clouds of New York ! (It's weird how excited I was to see these today - this blog is taking up more mental real estate the longer I do it LOL) These were layered, horizontal clouds that appeared to be high up in the atmosphere. They have some cumuliform lumps that aligned in "streets".
Conclusion: Due to these observations aligning to the description from the National Weather Service I believe these to be Cirrocumulus Clouds . Fun Fact, the "street lumps" mentioned in the Appearance section are actually a sign that there are localized areas of ascent (cloud axes) and descent (cloud-free channels).
These lumps make me think the clouds decided to spice up their wardrobe with some patterned clothing today! à la mode!
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 9:30p EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies! No clouds to classify today!
Conclusion: Clear Skies!
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 1:21p EST.
Appearance: There were dark gray skies overhead Queens College today. The clouds were thick and dense, and there was a light drizzle. These clouds appear to have a horizontal formation and did not seem to have a high elevation.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the description from the National Weather Service, I believe these to be Nimbostratus Clouds .
These clouds were a gloomy blanket over the skies today. There is not much structure to lend itself to imaginative interpretation other than this!
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 12:23p EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies today! No clouds to classify!
Conclusion: Clear Skies!
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 1:07p-4:54p EST.
Appearance: There was beautiful weather and clouds over Queens College today, I couldnt help snapping a ton of pics! This was a tricky distinction today, as I had a hard time deciding whether to classify these as Cumulus Clouds, or Cumulus Congestus Clouds. They apear to have vertical development and have a cellular appearance. They had flat bottoms and rounded tops. There was clear sunny weather all day.
Conclusion: Due to the fact that Cumulus Congestus clouds can be precursors to thunderstorms (if there is enough atmospheric instability) according to the description from the National Weather Service, coupled with the sunny weather of the day, I will stick with the classification of Cumulus Clouds for the day.
I see a gingerbread man waving at us in one of the formations!
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 6:50p EST.
Appearance: We had some interesting weather today over Nassau County. The day started with a sunny sky, which transformed into sun showers in the late afternoon. You can note the beginning of a rainbow in the second image as a fun addition to today's submission. This data point will focus on the later. These appear to be a combination of individual cloud elements, and have a continuous distribution. They also seem to have thick and thin areas. These clouds appeared both ahead and behind of the sunshowers in the late afternoon.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the description from the National Weather Service, I believe these to be Stratocumulus Clouds .
Whenever I see rainbows, the first association my brain makes is always of Leprechauns hiding their gold at the end of the tail.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 3:17p EST.
Appearance: There were sparsly any clouds in the sky over Nassau County today, but here we see some beauties floating by. They appear to be more cellular in nature, have flat bottoms and rounded tops, and grow vertically. It was sunny day other than a few of these guys pictured above.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the description from the National Weather Service, I believe these to be Cumulus Clouds
I see the Sorting Hat from the Harry Potter world, along with a rose with stem in the top left corner.
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Photo submitted to Clouds of New York courtesy of Patti B.
Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 12:00p EST.
Appearance: These clouds have "cumulo" type characteristics, in that they appear cellular. They did not seem to be far from the ground, and they align in rows or streets of clouds.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the description from the National Weather Service, I believe these to be Altocumulus Clouds.
I can spot the form of a butterfly in one of the cloud cells. See below for which I am referring to, as well as an outlined version to help you see!
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Location/Time: Queens, New York at 9:42a EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies today over Queens College! No clouds to observe today.
Conclusion: Clear Skies.
Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 12:18p EST.
Appearance: Clear Skies today over Nassau County! No Clouds to observe today.
Conclusion: Clear Skies.
Location/Time: Missing Data.
Appearance: Missing Data.
Conclusion: Missing Data.
Location/Time: Queens, New York at 5:47p EST.
Appearance: Visually, they exhibit significant vertical development. Additionally, they appear to be cellular in nature, have flat bottoms and rounded tops. There were no signs of thunderstorms at the time of these image captures.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the description from the National Weather Service, I believe these to be Cumulus Congestus Clouds.
Beautiful skies spotted today at Queens College. These clouds have renaissance painting vibes. You almost expect to see a couple angles in them.
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 3:50p EST.
Appearance: It appears to be low-level and has developed vertically. It seems to be more cellular in nature, and has a flat bottom and rounded top.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the description from the National Weather Service, I believe these to be Cumulus Clouds, or Fair Weather Clouds .
To me these clouds' textures resembled ripped up cotton balls. The cloud formation second to the bottom looked like the titular character from Popeye the Sailor Man to me.
A second opinion from an unnamed source points to the Pokemon character, Torkoal .
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Location/Time: Nassau County, New York at 6:20p EST.
Appearance: It appears to be low-level and has a thick/dense stratus. It is uniform, flat, and gray. It was accompanied by periods of light precipitation or drizzle sporadically all day today.
Conclusion: Due to these reasons aligning with the description from the National Weather Service, I believe these to be Stratus Clouds .
These clouds offered little in the way of form, however they do remind me of an episode of Scooby Doo , where Scooby cuts a hole in a fog with a knife and eats it like a donut. I wish I could abide by cartoon physics looking at these today.
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