SkyPix

A digital photographic storybook of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards.

Wet Mesocyclone

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A supercell that had exhibited a messy but photogenic structure near Noble proceeded east-southeast with a wide wall cloud sporting several tails, as seen here from the southwest.  The area was only slowly rotating, thinly wrapped in veils of "atomized" (small-drop) rain, never a serious danger to spawn a tornado, but had to be watched for any sudden tightening regardless.  The chase soon ended … [Read more...]

Sunset at Key West

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...as seen in this Ektachrome slide taken from the famous Mallory Square area.  Reflections off the water and the extensive high cloud deck colored even the normally silhouetted east sides of the low cloud elements, and cast a more uniform orangeness over the whole scene.  This was my first Key West sunset; and I hereby confirm that great things can await the photographer at the last place on US … [Read more...]

Electric Green Sky

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After an intense, very cold outflow surge heaved past us, more severe thunderstorms developed along it, just southwest of here.  The cloud line in the lower-middle and right of this image was an arcus cloud along that outflow boundary.  The thunderstorm became rooted in an elevated unstable layer as the boundary continued SW, but kept spewing cloud-to-ground strokes through the cold air.  Yes, it … [Read more...]

Oregon Coast Stratus

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A fixture of the Pacific Northwest, misty stratus enshrouds the basalt cliffs and cape-capping meadows of coastal Oregon.  Stratus and fog often form over the cold California Current offshore, then move onshore and upslope in westerlies.  The cool, moist air ascends the Coast Ranges, further clouding the scenery just inland.  Lewis and Clark probably reached no further in their expedition than … [Read more...]

Danger Signs Near and Far

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As the forward-flank core of an increasingly messy supercell approached, cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning mostly remained closer to the mesocyclone, unseen off the left edge.  The bright flash at right, from the northeastern reaches of the forward-flank core, and closer to us, was an exception, and a warning sign.  Feathery tendrils of precipitation, seen here in front of the bright CG, would have … [Read more...]

Fall-20 Sunrise Tree Sequence 3

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Even with eyes to the prize in the skies, be a spotter to the water!  As the colors aloft evolved from reds toward yellows, the little ripples on the pond still formed as many unique reflective images of the Sunrise Tree as there are fractions in a second.  This was just one among an infinite many possibilities to show, and what a show it was.  Back to Part 1 Norman OK (19 Nov 20) Looking … [Read more...]