Ade McCabe
Mackerel Sky, Rock Ferry, Wirral.
Checked the weather forecast last night and knew sunrise coincided with low tide. It looked promising so I set the alarm for 05:00.
Quick coffee and out of the door for 05:30 and the ride up the Wirral to Rock Ferry. I've not been for a long ride this lockdown other than to Chester and went the back route taking in Eastham, Port Sunlight, River Park and finally Rock Ferry. As it began to get light I could see the cloud was a dappled pattern with a sliver of clear sky beneath that was beginning to light up with colour. The slipway is aptly named so I walked down what can loosely be described as a beach.
I didn't see anyone except for a man who was paddling a kayak/canoe on an eerily calm River Mersey. He disappeared in the direction of Liverpool, past Tranmere oil terminal hugging the Wirral side of the river. No idea where he went and I didn't see him return in the hour or so I spent here.
When I got home I did a search for why these type of clouds form. You learn something new everyday.
Wiki entry.....
A mackerel sky is a common term for clouds made up of rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales; this is caused by high altitude atmospheric waves.
Taken about 10 minutes before sunrise.
Mackerel Sky, Rock Ferry, Wirral.
Checked the weather forecast last night and knew sunrise coincided with low tide. It looked promising so I set the alarm for 05:00.
Quick coffee and out of the door for 05:30 and the ride up the Wirral to Rock Ferry. I've not been for a long ride this lockdown other than to Chester and went the back route taking in Eastham, Port Sunlight, River Park and finally Rock Ferry. As it began to get light I could see the cloud was a dappled pattern with a sliver of clear sky beneath that was beginning to light up with colour. The slipway is aptly named so I walked down what can loosely be described as a beach.
I didn't see anyone except for a man who was paddling a kayak/canoe on an eerily calm River Mersey. He disappeared in the direction of Liverpool, past Tranmere oil terminal hugging the Wirral side of the river. No idea where he went and I didn't see him return in the hour or so I spent here.
When I got home I did a search for why these type of clouds form. You learn something new everyday.
Wiki entry.....
A mackerel sky is a common term for clouds made up of rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales; this is caused by high altitude atmospheric waves.
Taken about 10 minutes before sunrise.