The Dark And Light Of It

Skies were darkening in the top image while at nearly the same time being brightly illuminated by the sun in the middle image on the evening of Tuesday, August 6, 2013 along Sharon Center Road SW (County Road W62) in Johnson County, Iowa. The vantage point was located just south of the intersection of Highway 1, about 2 miles southwest of Iowa City. The top image looks south around 7:46 PM toward a storm cell located about 30 miles away. The middle image, captured at 8:05 PM, shows the setting sun's effect on an anvil cloud. The arrows in the bottom radar image correspond to the direction of each photograph from this spot. Sunset was at 8:18 PM.