MET102015clouds

Tribune-Star/Jim Avelis Mares' tails: As the proverb goes, “Mares’ tails and mackerel scales make lofty ships to carry low sails.” Together, wispy cirrus clouds resembling horse tails and patchy cirrocumulus signal that a rain storm is on its way. The NASA site Earthdata provided the above information. The skies of southern Vigo county were strung with mares' tail clouds late Tuesday afternoon.

MET102015clouds