Now this is a cloud. Altocumulus floccus with virga also known as 'jellyticularus'. OK, we made up that last bit, but it really is sometimes known as a jellyfish cloud! Altocumulus is a middle ...

These clouds are called altocumulus floccus clouds. The tentacle-looking streaks are ice crystals falling from the cloud but evaporate before they reach the ground, known as virga.

Did you spot these clouds in the sky Saturday afternoon? If so, you are looking at virga, which is the name for precipitation (like rain) that falls from a cloud but evaporates before reaching the ...

Virga formations can be quite problematic for nearby aircraft due to the formation of microbursts. As the droplets evaporate nearer Earth’s surface, they cool the air around them, causing the ...

So, when you put both the virga and altocumulus clouds together, it looks like little jellyfish floating over the skies of Portland. Remember to send your weather photos to us at [email protected].

Virga is precipitation that falls from the clouds but does not hit the ground. Sometimes it can occur in the middle of the day from altocumulus clouds against a blue sky. Kirsten Lang, Tulsa World ...

A rare virga cloud was seen above Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley on Monday, April 19, 2021. Virga clouds are streaks of precipitation, visible on the underside of another cloud, that never reach the ...

Beautiful image of altocumulus floccus with virga. The wispy part of the cloud - the virga - is actually precipitation but it's evaporating before it reaches the ground. Photo taken in Portchester ...