Hot and bright

A hot day, even at about 18:45, when these were taken. Streaks of cirrus show that there were high winds at high altitude, while clumps of cumulus mediocris and wisps of cumulus fractus moved more slowly.

Blue sky to the east

Bit unsettled today. Some blue sky to the east in the afternoon. Rain clouds in the west, but I couldn't get a clear shot of them through the trees.

Fair weather clouds

A fine day, the sky full of cumulus mediocris, otherwise known as "Simpsons' clouds", like the ones featured the cartoon's opening sequence.

Flat-bottomed cloud

This was taken soon after 5pm, as it got cooler, when temperature inversion flattened the bottom of some cumulus mediocris, spreading them out.

Brightness

Some billowy cumulus clouds below a thin layer of cirrostratus this morning, creating a hazy effect. This was taken through a window, as you can see.

Combed cirrus

Looks like someone has run a comb through this cirrus.

A scattering

Cumulus humilis and mediocris scattered across the sky, late afternoon. No precipitation.

Clumpy cumulus

There were some clumpy cumulus clouds around from mid-afternoon. Towards sunset, one looked like a big fat fish.

Lots more rain

Stupidly went out without my camera this afternoon. On the way back from Sudbury I saw some lovely clouds in the bright sunshine between showers. Took this looking north-west from Aldham Street later, after posting a letter. By this time, the skies had settled down. The lush green crop shows the rain has done some good.

Sunshine and showers

Kept seeing glimpses of towers like these through a sheet of nimbostratus.

Looking east, there's just a patch of blue sky showing through.

Was tempted to get the car out and go to get a better view of these, but changed my mind when I started to get wet. This is our village hall.

 Looking west.

Rain coming my way.

Lines in different colours

At about six o'clock, there were rolling lines of cumulus mediocris, blown that way by the wind.

As the sun set, straggly streaks of stratocumulus were formed by the flattening cumulus clouds, tinted by the setting sun.

Cloud build-up

Lots of cloud activity today, with cumulus congestus building up in the sunshine.

For a while, there was a mixture of cirrus, contrails, and a few puffs of cumulus mediocris.

Then a build-up of cumulus clouds, like this cloud mountain.

It looked like they were already having rain to the south east.

Forms were changing fast.

The mountain peak was overtaken by a cumulonimbus capillatus (with the fringe on the top).

After the rain

Masses of rain over the last few days, which was good. We needed it. This afternoon, fast-moving cumulus mediocris tinted by the setting sun.

Sunshine and shadow

The sun played hide and seek all afternoon. There seemed to be a pinkish tint on some clouds - an optical illusion, though not as dramatic as the iridescence I photographed in July 2008.

Fair weather clouds

A fine dry day, not too cold, no precipitation. This was taken looking east, with a wind evidently blowing the clouds north - or south?

A fine day. Taken from my office window - a fleet of cumulus mediocris sail across the sky, below a layer of cirrus.

Light and blue

Cumulus congestus

Bright sunny day - very warm for a while.

Active sky

There was a lot of activity - cumulus swelling, moving, dissipating.

Bright white

Bright white cumulus scattered all over the sky.