National Weather Service forecasters say Lexington could see its warmest day of the week Tuesday, when the high will reach almost 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Additionally, the warm air is creating some striking cloud formations, as one observer pointed out in a post on the r/lexington subreddit Sunday evening. In a shared photo, large, tube-shaped clouds in the pattern of a plowed field could be seen drifting through the sky above Fayette County.
According to NWS meteorologist Mark Jarvis, they most resemble what weather scientists call horizontal convective rolls, which Jarvis described as “streets” of clouds. The formation occurs when the right atmospheric conditions align.
What are ‘cloud streets?’
Horizontal convective rolls, or “cloud streets” as they’re commonly called, mark rising and falling masses of warming and cooling air, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The air moves in a rotating or undulating motion…