This photo was taken facing South West on a rooftop in Denver, Colorado. It was taken at 5:11 pm on Friday, September 5th. The Skew-T diagram indicates that the atmosphere was mostly stable and slightly conditionally unstable near the mid-levels. The diagram also suggests cloud formation around the 500-600 mb level. The data suggests a stratocumulus or altostratus-type clouds with a stable lower atmosphere, indicating these clouds were not associated with thunderstorms, which was the case on this sunny afternoon.
https://www.flowvis.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MCEN-5151-Clouds-First-Report-1.pdf
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Nice picture with the sun in the middle Duncan! Do you think that there are multiple layers of clouds, or just a single layer? Also, what elevation do you think these clouds are at? Are they near the rightwards bend on the temperature line? Are they higher up around 8000 meters?
I really appreciate the clarity of the clouds in this image. I’m not sure if you used a camera or a phone but the individual clouds are really sharp. I also like the rays of sun peeking through.