Sky Views

This posting shows three separate sky view days from May, 2023. Above image is from 8:08 pm CDT, Friday, May 12, 2023. Low on the horizon and about 172 miles distant is a tornado-warned area along the Missouri River. This image looks southwest from Highway 330, about 2 miles southwest of US Highway 30, and southwest of Marshalltown, Iowa.

8:13 pm. Cirrus clouds on the leading edge of the tornado-warned storm, looking back while eastbound on US Highway 30, just west of Marshalltown, Iowa.

8:14 pm. Similar image.

 

IEM radar image for 8:20 pm, showing my position (target icon). The black arrow points to the storm system, the white arrow indicates travel direction.

Wildfires in Canada created hazy skies in the Midwest on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Above, the sun shines weakly through west skies at 7:26 pm CDT as seen from Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

7:48 pm CDT. Looking west from the Bowman Meadows housing development in Marion, Iowa. Smoke from these wildfires reached 20,000 feet.

7:48 pm. Similar image.

7:49 pm. Closeup of the sun.

6:27 pm CDT, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Crepuscular ray sunset, as seen from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

6:36 pm. Similar image, Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.