Rare Cloud Formation Stun Argentine Residents

Sky full of cotton wool ball clouds that look like they’re ‘from another planet’ stun residents in Argentina as beautiful Mammatus formation appears on overcast day

An unusual weather phenomena wowed residents in Argentina due to the rare cloud formation that looked like a series of giant balls of cotton wool.

The overcast sky changed to Mammatus clouds last week over Casa Grande, Cordoba .

The weird cloud formation, while looking beautiful, can warn of potentially violent thunder storms.

People viewing the video described the clouds as ‘marshmallows’, ‘cotton wool’ and ‘freaky’.

Viewers were amazed at such a mesmerising sight. ‘Those are the prettiest clouds I have ever seen,’ a user commented. Some called them, ‘Marshmallow clouds’.
Mammatus clouds often form on the base of storm clouds but can be associated with other types of clouds as well. It is described as “in essence an upside-down cloud.”

Mammatus clouds most often signal that a storm is on a weakening trend. These clouds are formed in part by sinking air.


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