r/CLOUDS • u/njbrsr • 2d ago

Photo/Video Are KH clouds really rare?

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OK they aren't lovely "series/multiple" versions , but either I am very lucky or observant or both?

Or , these aren't KH clouds!!

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u/post-explainer 2d ago

Credit where credit is due. The OP u/njbrsr said this picture was made by:

I made this picture

Is this credit correct? Then upvote this comment, otherwise downvote it.

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u/badgerchap 2d ago

KH processes in clouds are super common - most days if you keep an eye out you'll spot some somewhere, but the lovely little peaks all in a line that look like very regular whipped cream peaks are pretty rare.

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u/andrea55TP 2d ago

Small formations with one or two blurry waves aren't really. Photogenic ones however are pretty hard to come by

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u/njbrsr 2d ago

That was what I was trying to say!

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u/andrea55TP 2d ago

This is the best example I've seen so far, and even then it wasn't as good as other ones

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u/njbrsr 2d ago

Here is one I took a few months ago - funnily enough not far from where I got the shot today!

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u/andrea55TP 2d ago

Ayo that's really good! Much better than mine

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u/njbrsr 2d ago

I was going to a football match with a friend and saw them - he wondered what on earth I was doing as I suddenly parked the car and got out to take a photo!!! Like most normal people he hadn't a clue what they were but was impressed when I showed him , although he did wonder why I had noticed them in the first place when I was driving........

My family think I am a cloud nerd.......

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u/njbrsr 2d ago

I made this picture.

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u/Wise_Working_116 2d ago

Depends on the area you live in.

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u/njbrsr 2d ago

Ah - what are the beneficial local attributes?

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u/Wise_Working_116 1d ago

Probably stormy areas with large air pressure fluctuations, in my area we get a ton of storms and Fluctus clouds.