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Yesterday I was watching the storm go by above our house and noticed an interesting phenomenon. One layer of clouds was moving east and another layer of clouds above that one was moving west. How is this possible?

It's not uncommon for prevailing winds to go in different directions at different altitudes. For example, when a cold front moves in, the cold air is rolling toward you beneath a higher, warmer air mass.

Okay, I don't have my certification in climatology, but I do live in Oklahoma where, by God, we've got climate.

OK. I didn't realize it was a common occurrence. I had never noticed it before and thought it was "way cool"

Sir_Galahad wrote:OK. I didn't realize it was a common occurrence. I had never noticed it before and thought it was "way cool"

Sometimes we don't notice simply because we're not looking up at the right time. On very cloudy days, the layer of clouds closest to the ground obscures our view of everything that's happening above it.

silvercamaro wrote:

Sir_Galahad wrote:OK. I didn't realize it was a common occurrence. I had never noticed it before and thought it was "way cool"

Sometimes we don't notice simply because we're not looking up at the right time. On very cloudy days, the layer of clouds closest to the ground obscures our view of everything that's happening above it.

I have the same problem with my thoughts. Sometimes some go one way while others are flitting past them in the opposite direction.

Sir_Galahad wrote:Yesterday I was watching the storm go by above our house and noticed an interesting phenomenon. One layer of clouds was moving east and another layer of clouds above that one was moving west. How is this possible?

Remember alot of cloud names have stratus in them.

Layers.

And I have observed this. I think it is way cool.

Beebs52 wrote:

silvercamaro wrote:

Sir_Galahad wrote:OK. I didn't realize it was a common occurrence. I had never noticed it before and thought it was "way cool"

Sometimes we don't notice simply because we're not looking up at the right time. On very cloudy days, the layer of clouds closest to the ground obscures our view of everything that's happening above it.

I have the same problem with my thoughts. Sometimes some go one way while others are flitting past them in the opposite direction.

This equals whacked.

You are also not suppose to tell people this.

Unless you are whacked, in which case, you just do.