asperatus

asperatus

A potential new type of cloud formation that manifests itself as a continuous set of waves in the sky. They are very rare, but they have appeared more frequently in the United Kingdom during the last decade.

Undulatus clouds is also formed, and although they look threatening, does not usually result in storms or bad weather.

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