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Trade Wind Showers

Incoming rain showers propelled by brisk Pacific Trade Winds threaten a soaking on our cliff side trail. The shallow cumulus clouds formed from evaporating ocean water are capped by wind inversion. Despite their short stature, these cumulonimbus can generate intense, localized precipitation.

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Uploaded on January 11, 2020
Taken on January 9, 2020