mackerel sky
Fish-scale cloudscape
A mackerel sky is a sky covered with rows of small, white, fleecy clouds resembling the pattern on a mackerel's back.
These altocumulus or cirrocumulus formations often signal changing weather.
The pattern has inspired folk wisdom: Mackerel sky, mackerel sky, never long wet, never long dry.
Mid-altitude puffy formations
- cirrocumulusHigh-altitude cloud patches
- stratocumulusLow, lumpy cloud layer
- cloud formationIdentifiable sky pattern
- cloud layerHorizontal mass of condensation
ice crystals · mare's tails · cloudscape · cloud deck · skygazing
Thin overlapping dermal plate
- mottledHaving irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
- rippledMoved in undulations
- undulatingMoving in waves
wavelike · scalloped · tessellated · patterned · banded · streaked · wavy · textured
Severe weather notification
- barometric pressureWeight of air overhead
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
Traditional communal knowledge
- old wives' taleUnfounded traditional belief
- weather predictionAnticipated atmospheric conditions
- omenProphetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- painterlyShowing visible brushwork
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- photogenicAttractive when captured
golden hour · atmospheric · celestial · heavens · skyscape · panoramic · picturesque · backlit
altocumulus
Mid-altitude puffy formations
- cirrocumulusHigh-altitude cloud patches
- stratocumulusLow, lumpy cloud layer
- cloud formationIdentifiable sky pattern
cloud layer · ice crystals · mare's tails · cloudscape · cloud deck · skygazing
fishscale
Thin overlapping dermal plate
undulating · wavelike · scalloped · tessellated · patterned · banded · streaked · wavy · textured · latticed
storm warning
Severe weather notification
- barometric pressureWeight of air overhead
- meteorologyStudy of atmospheric phenomena
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
folk wisdom
Traditional communal knowledge
- old wives' taleUnfounded traditional belief
- weather predictionAnticipated atmospheric conditions
- omenProphetic indicator
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- painterlyShowing visible brushwork
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
photogenic · golden hour · atmospheric · celestial · heavens · skyscape · panoramic · picturesque · backlit · silvery
- skyclouds, blue sky, cloud, sun, moon
- Cloudscumulus, stratus, cirrus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus
- weather folklorestorm warning