Lenticular clouds are common at Pacific Northwest volcanoes, like Mt. Shasta, Hakim said. These high peaks have strong winds and tower above their surroundings, providing enough lift to form the cloud ...

Lenticular Clouds Shrouding the Peaks of Mount McKinley (Getty Images/Ron Sanford) On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing multiple mysterious, gleaming circular objects along the ...

A massive cloud shaped like a flying saucer covered the top of California's Mount Shasta on Jan. 22, attracting the attention of many, especially shutterbugs who posted images that wowed the ...

MT. HOOD MEADOWS, Ore. — Oregon’s latest cold front and strong winds helped simultaneously form a cap cloud and lenticular cloud over the peak of Mt. Hood on Tuesday.A time-lapse view of these ...

Local News Mount Washington Observatory shares photo of unique cloud formation “Typically, there are only one to two layers in a lenticular cloud, but the biggest one this afternoon had over ...

The mountain in northern Siskiyou County, Calif., is a prolific producer of lenticular clouds — often providing stunning opportunities for photographers based in the nearby towns of Weed and ...

Peachey said lenticular clouds with two to three layers happen once or twice a week at Mount Washington, but he had never seen a seven-layer cloud before. “I was blown away when I was looking at ...

A cap cloud loomed over Mount Rainier on Friday morning, as seen from the KING 5 Tacoma tower camera. ... This can produce multiple lenticular clouds on the downwind side of a mountain.

Lenticular Clouds Shrouding the Peaks of Mount McKinley (Getty Images/Ron Sanford) On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing multiple mysterious, gleaming circular objects along the crest ...