Mammatus Clouds - Odd looking cloud pictures

April 10th, 2006 · No Comments

I’ve never seen these, must be extremely rare cloud formations. Lots more on the linked page. Mammatus clouds are …

… pouch-like cloud structures and a rare example of clouds in sinking air.

Photograph by: Manikin Sometimes very ominous in appearance, mammatus clouds are harmless and do not mean that a tornado is about to form; a commonly held misconception. In fact, mammatus are usually seen after the worst of a thunderstorm has passed.