The day begins clear and cool (view west to the Pintler Wilderness from Butte, Montana):
As the heat builds, moisture is drawn up from the valleys. As the air passes over a mountain chain, it cools and builds clouds, and then gets more heat and moisture from the next valley. On a good day, mammotocumulus clouds sweep over the upper valley (Butte sits at the base of the Continental Divide):
And hailstones pelt the earth:
The storm is brief and violent. The clouds pass, the sky clears, and to the east a rainbow appears:
Butte America, lovely weather!
28 comments:
Oh, we got the heat and the hail, but no rainbow! Lucky you.
I would dearly love to experience one of those wonderful days where you are. You can really see the weather gods at work, and feel them too if you are out in the hail. Very beautiful post.
Neat pictures though. Here, of course, you see the storms coming hours ahead. Several times fishing the Missouri near Craig -sunny skies and then ten minutes later dark, lightening and being pelted by hail.
That's quite a hailstorm. Beautiful double rainbow!
Pretty cool shots!
Wouldn't like to be in a hailstorm, though! ;)
Cheers, Klaus
You sound like here in Texas. Just wait a few minutes and the weather will change. The rainbow shot is really pretty
Hail may cause damage but tthe sky sure looks great while it's happening.
Maybe not lovely to be getting hit by hail, but it DOES make lovely pictures!
Wow..you made this so interesting with each photo ending w/the awesome rainbow!
We are making changes w/our computer (mine really), so I haven't posted my skywatch yet..but they are of cloud shots too and you gave me something more to think about- them anyway. Thanks for stopping by with your kind words..Have a good day-
You have some wild weather out there. Skywatching is not boring where you are as the sky constantly changes. Thanks for commenting on my "no photo" blog :)
ER: The water is welcome in the Summer and that rainbow was extraordinary. Nicely done for SWF.
Hi ER, Love that rainbow photo. Perfect!!!! Sorry about the hailstorm. Hope you didn't have any damage to your car... That is BIG hail!!!!
I heard about all of the hot weather out your way. Please don't send it this way!!!! ha
Betsy
I love those dramatic days! Your second shot is great with those unusual clouds...and of course the rainbow shot is beautiful...big hailstones...
Strange how weather is so unique in different locations.
amazing skies. How wonderful. Love the rainbow.
Wow, that's an awesome series of pics. The double rainbow is a just reward for the large hail. Great captures!
amazing sky, hail and rainbow!
I read in your profile you like Eraserhead, a movie my husband & I saw 20 or so years ago in college. We were just talking about it recently. I don't know many people who have seen it. Definitely a unique movie, eh?
beautiful pictures on ur blog.. thanx
Great shots!
Great skywatch photos. The weather is very dramatic in the summer. Love the rainbow at the end.
You captured some great images of the eye of the storm...pelts of ice!!!You were blessed w/ a rainbow as an apology!
PS Standpoint epistemology? I LOVE IT!
Wow great series of photos, you had it all.
such a great mix of weather, views, rainbows and beauty. we have had the same up around Whitefish. You have captured this all wonderfully.
Spirithelpers
spectacular...all of it! the clouds look like fingers and toes ready to descend! And oooh that rainbow!
Hope your flowers are okay!
All the best, Maria
That was good day to have a camera handy, even if you did get hailed on. Great photos, as always.
Thanks for a lovely walk in the beauty of the world. Very refreshing - we never get much of that here in the bay area (San Francisco) ahhhhhh :)
I love catching a double rainbow.
At first glance I thought you had a andful of teeth!
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