Clouds #5 - Mackerel sky by goodoleboy

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Aug 01, 2018

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Captured sometime in 2006. Don't see that phenomenon anymore, probably due to climate change. Thankfully I have many shots of these type clouds. A mackerel sky is a common term for a sky with rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales; this is caused by high altitude atmospheric waves. Also referred to as a buttermilk sky, especially in its early stages. Source: Wikipedia free encyclopedia.