Unstable air over Cockleroy
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Unstable air over Cockleroy
Image: © Richard Webb Taken: 13 May 2014
Cloud building up on convection currents. The absence of a heavy mass of descending air in a slack low pressure area allows damp air to rise and cool giving heavy rain. There was an active thunderstorm to the east at the time.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.96563
Longitude
-3.60566