Strange clouds?

[Manok101]

I was just looking at the sky at sunset and it was massively windy. The some of the clouds weren't just being swept sideways but upwards as well, I'll post a pic at the next chance I get but has anyone seen clouds that were being swept upward before?

[ampleamp]

Sort of, yesterday at 4ish, I saw what I first thought were contrails. The cloud had extended to circumscribe a rugby ball shape, but also had two weaker outlines further out.

It caught my eye for two reasons, if they were contrails, it was a crazy flight pattern and also, this was the only "cloud" formation in an otherwise clear sky. they only lasted a few minutes after noticing them.

Of course, I have no pictures.

[Manok101]

I've never uploaded anything to this site but here it goes.

[teh_feckerer]

Sort of, yesterday at 4ish, I saw what I first thought were contrails. The cloud had extended to circumscribe a rugby ball shape, but also had two weaker outlines further out.

It caught my eye for two reasons, if they were contrails, it was a crazy flight pattern and also, this was the only "cloud" formation in an otherwise clear sky. they only lasted a few minutes after noticing them.

Of course, I have no pictures.

I'm on my phone and can't confirm what im saying, but what you mentioned could be "crows wing vortecies" I might be wrong on the name. I saw some today when a planes contrails made horse shoe shapes with twirls at either end. Was amazing, never seen anything like it. When i get to a pc I'll try find the proper term, I feel I'm wrong on that.

[teh_feckerer]

Crow instability.

Bleh, I was close.

[ampleamp]

crow instability - well you learn something everyday; looked it up on google, what i saw resembles a pic at the bottom of page2; cheers for that

thanks for the pic Manock, can't say i have seen vertical clouds

[Stargazing_Cliff]

Nope never seen them kind clouds have me skycam capturing if any happen here