The warm conveyor belt deformation zone lines of cirrostratus stretched across the horizon. The deck of altocumulus that was on the distant horizon supported some convective bumps. Rain was on the way even though we were in the path of the anticyclonic companion of the warm conveyor belt. I pointed the fingers of my right hand in the direction of the drift of the cloud elements and that forced my thumb to point downward.
Meanwhile brisk northwesterly winds steered streaks of stratocumulus across the lake. The turbulence in the cloud was evident as the fragments of moisture tumbled along in the planetary boundary layer. The eastern basin of Singleton Lake is pretty much sheltered from that direction of winds although the surface winds were light westerly. This was another example of the Ekman spiral at work with the surface winds being backed from the cloud level winds by 45 degrees. Surface friction over the Canadian shield is a force to be reckoned with.
The conceptual models that I applied to the clouds in the atmosphere revealed the weather that was coming beyond the horizon. Every cloud has a story to tell as long as you immerse yourself in nature and are prepared to take the time to watch and listen.
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