Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Clouds Over Harringay?
In a moment of calm yesterday lunchtime we briefly saw some lovely looking clouds over the Ladder. They were only present for a few moments. Anyone got any ideas what they are.
I am pretty sure they are a form of Cirrus cloud, a thin layer of ice cloud in the cold stratosphere. Anyone got anything else to add?
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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There have been some great skies over Harringay of late. I took this pre-sunset snap a few weeks back.
With our local connection to clouds, I hope you get an answer to your question! Failing that, you could try the International Clouds Atlas. It seems to suggest the following:
Following a sunny and warm afternoon, Cirrus fibratus spread rapidly across the sky from the west in advance of an occluded front.
I couldn't easily match the formation in my snap.
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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Thanks Hugh, we did wonder if it was an indicator of bad weather coming in...
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This diagram seems to show the issue in more detail:
Perhaps my clouds were cirrostratus....
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....but another quick dip into Google suggests mine were cirrus castellanus.
(I had no idea quite how many types, species - yes they call them species - and varieties of clouds there are).
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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I don't find fantasist conspiracy-theory paranoia particularly interesting
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Those interested could also read this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemtrail_conspiracy_theory
I like the comment at the end - "the conspiracy web sites think the phenomenon started only a decade ago and involves an evil scheme in which 40,000 commercial pilots and air traffic controllers are in on the plot to poison their own children."
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