Cloudy, light breeze, warm.
Month: May 2020
Saturday 23 May 20, Chislet – Cumulonimbus with Mammata
Warm, partly cloudy with very good sunny spells. Windy. Some heavy showers
Saturday 23 May 20 cumulus with sunburst corona
Herne Bay. Morning. Warm, partly cloudy with good amounts of sunshine.
Sunday 19 May 20 – Cirrus
Herne Bay, near sunset, calm and mild. Mulitple layers of clouds lit up in different ways. Cirrostratus and a bright contrail above. Shaddowed stratocumulus below.
Monday 18 May 20 – Cirrocumulus
Herne Bay, about 8 in the morning, mild weather with light winds. Significant amounts of high cloud, cirrostratus and also more granular cirrocumulus. Featured image is a an overhead zoomed in study.
Saturday 16 May 20 – Stratocumulus
Herne Bay. Warmish with light and variable winds. The crystal clear visibility remains. (Have we just got cleaner air because of lock down?) A thin and broken stratocumulus layer alows sunlight to break through.
The day started with a thicker low cloud.
Friday 15 May 20 – Stratocumulus and sunset
Herne Bay, cool and calm. Some stratocumulus towards the horizon. Crystal clear visibility. Stunning sunset across the Thames Estaury over Sheppey and Southend.
Thursday 14 May 20 – Early – Cumulus
Today is a day when you can watch the clouds develop. The aristream is unstable with respect to sea surface temperatures. There is a hard edge to the lifting condensation level and spirals of cumulus development are evident. Within the space of 5 minutes you can witness cloud currents grow, mature and fade.
Tuesday 12 May 20 – Stratocumulus
Herne Bay, calm, warm and partly cloudy. Stratocumulus at the begining of the day and at the end.
Wednesday 13 May 20 – Towering Cumulus
Herne Bay and Reculver. Fair weather with good sunny periods but a strong cold wind. Some towering cumulus out at sea but lots of smaller cumulus and stratocumulus as well.
