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Mystical Skies: Rare Cloud Phenomena
Explore uncommon and fascinating cloud formations with this crossword featuring 20 unique terms related to unusual clouds and atmospheric wonders.
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  • 1. High, small, and patchy cloudlets resembling fish scales
  • 2. Towering thunderstorm cloud with an anvil top
  • 6. A small cap cloud that forms over cumulus clouds
  • 7. Small wave-like cloud formations caused by atmospheric gravity waves
  • 8. High-altitude clouds visible only during twilight
  • 9. Gray or bluish middle-level clouds that often cover the sky
  • 12. Torn, ragged cloud fragments often beneath storm clouds
  • 14. Wave-like pattern in clouds caused by wind shear
  • 17. Warm dry wind often creating unique cloud effects on leeward sides
  • 20. Cloud covering the peak of a mountain or tall cloud
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  • 3. A dense cloud shelf that often precedes a thunderstorm
  • 4. Low, lumpy clouds that sometimes form unusual patterns
  • 5. Lens-shaped clouds often mistaken for UFOs
  • 10. Smoke clouds created by wildfires or volcanic eruptions
  • 11. Bright circle around the sun caused by ice crystals in clouds
  • 13. A narrow opening or crack in stratiform clouds
  • 15. Pouch-like cloud formations often seen under thunderstorm anvils
  • 16. Spider-web-like patterns in cloud formations
  • 18. Optical illusion caused by atmospheric refraction
  • 19. EYE Rare circular eye-like formation in high clouds

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