We saw some spectacular Altocumulus Lenticularis clouds (affectionately known as ‘Lennies’) in Yorkshire over the Christmas period. The most spectacular came one or two days before Christmas, and were positioned overhead Keighley, Bingley and the Skipton area. They were probably some of the most well defined ‘Lennies’ I’ve ever seen in the UK.
A big fuss was made over them by Paul Hudson, BBC Look North’s resident forecaster for Yorkshire. And there were some truly fabulous photos of them.
One or two of my friends from the Yorkshire Gliding Club managed to get up there and fly in the wave indicated by those clouds, but only George Rowden, flying his LS8 managed to put a height gain on the BGA ladder. He gained just over 8,500 feet. Well done George!
However it didn’t stop there. The wave conditions persisted over the following few days, but with high wind conditions which would have made wind conditions difficult, even if we hadn’t been stuck with visiting family over Christmas. *Sigh* Oh well.
Here’s a photo I took from a hill top in Huddersfield on Christmas Eve, when visiting my Rellies. Once again, it was positioned over the Leeds area. It was fabulous as we drove down the M62, looking at it from all sides. Shame about the pylons though.
