A stunning photo by Gabriel Zaparolli of a distant lightning storm overhung with asperitas clouds at Torres, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil last month. To wit:
Asperitas form in convective storms when the air in downdrafts (cooled by the sublimation of ice crystals) pushes through the cloud base.
From left: Liam and Roy Fox with kids and brother-in-law Thomas Morgan
Uncanny.
Croagh Patrick, County Mayo
Via The Irish Sun:
They posed for a quick group shot outside St Patrick’s Chapel at the summit, before making their descent.
But when they inspected the snaps later, they saw what appeared to be the face of Our Lord in the clouds.
And they say a Bible passage actually prophesied the apparition.
Incredibly, the picture was taken at exactly 15.49 — which in the book of Corinthians refers to “the image of the heavenly man”.
Yesterday.
Spotted over Scotland.
The cloud that looks like James Connolly.
Uncanny.
Via Barry McColgan
Spotted in West Cork.
Jack writes:
A great west coast but a poor six counties…
Thanks Genny
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Splutter.
Monday.
In Bordeaux, France.
Stoolio Iglesias writes:
I saw this cloud in Bordeaux. It was shaped like Ireland, but by the time I got my camera out…
A huge thunderhead above the Pacific Ocean south of Panama, recently shot from the cockpit of a Boeing 767-300 flying at an altitude of 11.27km by Equador Airlines pilot Santiago Borja.
Last year, he captured something similar over the coast of Venezuela (below).
More of his images here.
John Gallen writes:
Took this in Dingle, Kerry [yesterday] at 3pm. That’s the sun behind the lamppost fighting the downpour! No photo doctorin’ needed :)
A rainfall radar image issued earlier today by Met Eireann.
James O’Brien tweetz:
Rain the size and shape of Ireland prepares to slot into place.
Wind and rainfall warnings in place for most of the country RTE News)
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