Wow 🤩 Seattle was treated to a dramatic cloud show over Labor Day Weekend. A display of lenticular clouds was spotted over Mt. Rainier on Monday. Lenticular clouds are relatively common over Mt. Rainier, but this was one of the more impressive displays as far as making such a gorgeous cap to the mountain. They're formed when you have a moist atmosphere that is right on the cusp of condensation. As air flows over the mountain, it provides just enough lift to cool the air the tiny bit it needs to reach the saturation point, creating a cloud. But as the air sinks back down the lee side of the mountain, it dries out a little and is no longer at saturation point and goes "invisible", marking an end to the cloud. Air continues to flow over the mountain, but you only see the part directly over (or sometimes downstream) of the peak that has reached condensation. 📷 Skip Bugenig #clouds #lenticularclouds #seattle #mountrainier #mtrainier #mountrainiernationalpark