<p>It looks like a variation of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcus_cloud#Roll_cloud" rel="nofollow noreferrer">roll cloud</a>, where the rolls are smaller in diameter and more numerous.</p>

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2023-01-05T10:06:47.327Z
2023-01-05T10:06:47.327Z
Fred
<p>It could be a horizontal convective roll, also known as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_convective_rolls" rel="nofollow noreferrer">cloud street</a>.</p>

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2023-01-05T15:18:04.993Z
2023-01-05T15:18:04.993Z
bandybabboon
<p>The image was taken about 5 p.m. in January, 2017.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BMZ7B.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BMZ7B.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2023-01-05T16:26:23.383Z
Has it been featured at [APOD](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/)? They like pretty meteorological pictures like this.
Barmar
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Does the cloud pattern in the image have a name?
S. Miller
# Does the cloud pattern in the image have a name?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-05)

The image was taken about 5 p.m. in January, 2017.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/BMZ7B.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/BMZ7B.jpg)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Has it been featured at [APOD](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/)? They like pretty meteorological pictures like this.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-01-05. Score: 3

It looks like a variation of a [roll cloud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcus_cloud#Roll_cloud), where the rolls are smaller in diameter and more numerous.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-01-05. Score: 3

It could be a horizontal convective roll, also known as a [cloud street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_convective_rolls).


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