This view is from 2:00 pm Sunday October 3rd, 2021 as I paddled Singleton looking for the loons and whatever else might be of interest. The water was choppy and it made for an interesting paddle.
The chilly, cold conveyor belt was being drawn into the approaching autumn storm. The cirrus level deformation zone had already passed to the east of Singleton. Overcast cirrostratus was overhead.
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| Graphic Explanation of Observing the Cold Conveyor Belt The blue CCB Arrow in the Graphic |
The intensity of the approaching storm may be gauged by the winds of the cold conveyor belt. An earth frame wind strong enough to shape the turbulent stratocumulus into streets, is all the evidence I needed to deduce that heavy rain was on the way. The accompanying graphic describes how the strength of the cold conveyor belt can reveal the overall strength of the approaching storm - the weather machine. I wrote about this in "Weather Lessons for Everyone from the Cold Conveyor Belt Wizard" but this graphic is a summary. The chilly air mass was also quite unstable as revealed by the vigourous nature of the cumulus component of the cloud.
I was drawn by the cloud shapes and colours. I used very old oils on a smooth and slippery surface. The thick oils add a lot of texture to the surface and are fun to work with.
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