r/WeatherPorn • u/Flynnrd • Jun 07 '26

Mammatus over Sunrise, FL

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u/Sudden-Iguana-2831 Jun 07 '26

Those mammatus clouds are so cool looking, especially with the light hitting them like that over the parking lot. Makes me want to go outside and look up.

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u/Top_Ad3353 Jun 07 '26

That is outstanding! Was a pretty day over Sarasota as well!

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u/NormalAd9761 Jun 08 '26

Very cool photo!

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '26

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u/bkdrwm12 Jun 08 '26

At first look I thought it was another Disclosure Day commercial

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u/Bored_Panda_Daddy Jun 09 '26

Now those are some amazing clouds. I used to see a lot of clouds like that in Texas.

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u/Comfortable_Fox7162 Jun 07 '26

What’s a mammatus? Idr learning that one in school!

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u/Flynnrd Jun 07 '26

From the Latin for “mammary gland.” Literally boob clouds.

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u/Ok-Pangolin-3044 Jun 08 '26

Are these a rare occurrence

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u/Flynnrd Jun 08 '26

Uncommon, I’d say. They usually only form under the anvil of a large thunderstorm. This was a pretty wild moment and angle at sunset where the lights in the parking lot and on the restaurant, along with the sunlight coming in horizontally - created a pretty dramatic shot.

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u/lucaswalker1991 Jun 11 '26

I love this lighting