August 12, 2022, 04:49 PM
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The sky over Singapore resembled a work of art on Aug. 11 night and one person took photos of it from Tampines.
Images of the illuminated puffy clouds across the sky covering the moon were seen between 9:40pm and 10:30pm, and posted in the CloudSpotting & SkySpotting Singapore Facebook group.
via Farzanah Kanaan
via Farzanah Kanaan
via Farzanah Kanaan
via Farzanah Kanaan
The same cloud cover was also seen from Teban Gardens at around the same time, shot by another person..
via SP Seow
Altocumulus clouds
The best guess is that the sky was covered with patches of fluffy altocumulus clouds at that time.
These mid-level clouds usually form at altitudes of 2km to 7km, appearing as layers or waves of rounded cloudlets, and can consist of both water droplets and ice crystals.
According to the National Environment Agency's (NEA) Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), altocumulus clouds in the tropics usually come from the remnants of a convective system such as a thunderstorm.
They do not usually produce rain, but they often signal a coming change in the weather.
Top photos via Farzanah Kanaan
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