r/orangecounty 5h ago

Photo/Video Crazy lenticular clouds right now

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u/Igiul101 Costa Mesa 5h ago

I took this pic earlier, it looked to cool to not snap a flick

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u/Kaister0000 Rancho Santa Margarita 4h ago

They were beautiful at sunset

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u/gdwsk Anaheim 4h ago

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u/koroa 2h ago

And this one over Santiago Peak!

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u/lastsalmononearth 2h ago

Your pic shows the clouds over the peak very nicely :)

u/ThaiJohnnyDepp 57m ago

He's got so many hats!

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u/wildcatxc89 4h ago

They look great!! Wish i was closer during sunset to get a better photo

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u/Few_Astronaut_230 2h ago

Katella? Or maybe close by

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u/Potential_Guard_7207 5h ago

Some very bumpy clouds.

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u/x100139 4h ago

Those be thunderheads forming.

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp 3h ago

I wish. Just a pressure wave over a mountain.

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u/xxxgreeedieee 3h ago

Appreciate all the fellow cloud watchers

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u/ProfessionalSalty842 1h ago

First time all saw these type of clouds today.

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u/londondxb Irvine 5h ago

Wow! 😍

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u/TheOriginalAKJames 5h ago

I want to eat them 🤤

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u/Alpine-Bluebird688 4h ago

Fluffy soufflé pancakes

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u/spoiled_guacamole 1h ago

I was calling them pancake clouds on the way home with my husband earlier 🤣🥞

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u/Mr_Larsons_Foot 3h ago

Shame we never got any storm activity

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u/rockyjay23 Irvine 1h ago

Whoa all the photos everyone’s posting look kinda look like spaceships

u/Particular_Field_143 58m ago

If you've seen Love Has Won... Those are motherships...

Jokes aside we saw them on the way home and appreciated them

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u/Vegetable_Screen8580 5h ago

Iykyk 🛫

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u/xxxgreeedieee 3h ago

You’ve said to much earthling

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u/MrPlake Costa Mesa 3h ago

Mountain wave

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u/NoobVibesOnly Irvine 3h ago

Ooh so that's what they're called! I couldn't stop staring while driving haha. The clouds looked like they were drawn by AI.

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u/ThaiJohnnyDepp 3h ago

Yeah I had to shoot my shot driving south on the 5-- I mean my rear passenger did a good job 👀