A changeable sky

There were a few spots of rain just before this - hardly enough to bother about. About lunchtime, and the edge of a sheet of altostratus with a roll of cumulus clouds in the distance, looking south east.

Late afternoon, and some cumulus fractus were silhouetted by the setting sun.

The same time as the last photo - a pastel-tinted sky with altostratus (some undulatus to the left). Five minutes earlier there was more pink but by the time I'd grabbed the camera and put my shoes on, it had mostly gone.

November sunset

November sunset, originally uploaded by Sparrows' Friend.

At the end of a mostly overcast day, some blue sky at the edge of a layer of altostratus radiatus.

Hooked cirrus

The first photo, of hooked cirrus, was taken early in the day. The second photo, taken over my neighbour's shed roof, shows cumulus, altostratus and cirrus in the evening.

Mixed up sky

A variety of clouds. An interesting mushroom-shaped cumulus, left of centre.

Strong wet westerly

I hung out some washing this morning but the wind was so strong the pegs couldn't hold it, then it started to rain. From around the country there were stories of high winds blowing lorries over and huge waves along the coast. We were deluged during the day so I didn't venture out until late, when the clouds were lined up parallel to the westerly wind. These photos were taken from the same spot, looking in opposite directions.

Light and dark

A layer of altostratus at the top, stratocumulus (with "silver lining") at the bottom. A mostly dull day, with some nimbostratus in the area.

Here's one I prepared earlier

I got engrossed with stuff and forgot to take a photo today, so this is one I took in November 2005.