Kelvin-Helmholtz Clouds: Waves in the sky

This is a fantastic and rare shot of a wave-crashing cloud captured over Ingleton, North Yorkshire by a Weather & Radar user, do you know what they are?

Known as Kelvin-Helmholtz Wave Clouds, these types of cloud only last for a few minutes before dissipating without a trace.

Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds appear when the air is very unstable. They form when faster-moving, warm air flows over slower-moving, colder and denser air. If the speed at which the warm air travels over the colder air is fast enough, the undulating wave-like formation of the cloud appears.

These types of clouds can be spotted anywhere but vanish as quickly as they appear, so you need to be quick on the trigger!

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