#2632 "March Virga Sunrise"

#2632 "March Virga Sunrise" 11x14 inches oil

Typically I get up with the sun. The morning of Wednesday March 23rd, 2022 was special. It was the classic situation when clear skies on the eastern horizon were about to be replaced by overcast cirrostratus and altostratus skies. But for a fleeting few minutes, the rising sun finds the pathway through the clear skies and illuminates the undersides of the thickening cloud. 

The deformation zone of the approaching storm had just passed to the east of Singleton. The anticyclonic branch of the warm conveyor belt was pointed over Lake Ontario. The cold conveyor belt was at the surface and there was a chilly easterly breeze in the air. The cloud was already producing some subtle virga. Freezing rain was in the forecast as well. 

The deformation process and the divergence of the flow could even be seen in the radar animation. It was most appropriate to also be World Meteorological Day March 23rd. There seems to be a day for everything. 

Radar - Wintry Weather Approaching

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