Hurricane Hanna, Saturday, July 25, 2020, 10:00 p.m. CDT

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Hurricane Hanna in South Texas. This is National Weather Service Radar from Brownsville, Texas. Notice the eye of the storm northwest of McAllen, Texas. The radar image was provided by RadarScope software available from radarscope.com.

Clouds of the Day - Saturday, July 25, 2020

Cumulus are in the foreground with altostratus/altocumulus in the background. The clouds in the background have both stratus and cumulus characteristics but appear to be in the mid-levels so are a mix of altostratus and altocumulus.

Cumulus are in the foreground with altostratus/altocumulus in the background. The clouds in the background have both stratus and cumulus characteristics but appear to be in the mid-levels so are a mix of altostratus and altocumulus.

Cumulus are in teh foreground and altocumulus and altostratus are in the background.

Cumulus are in teh foreground and altocumulus and altostratus are in the background.

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Clouds form at different levels. In this photo we see clouds at three different levels. On top are cirrus (top left), in the middle are altocumulus (near tree tops left) and the lowest clouds are cumulus (bottom right). The next time you view the sky look for cloud bases at different levels.