CloudSpirit

Time lapse during the end of the Southwest Monsoon season.

Taken 23 September between 6-8:30PM near Tucson, Arizona. Lightning was captured with GoPro 10 @ 240 fps. Lagoa v2 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100865 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Time lapse of sky over southeastern Arizona after the 2022 Summer Monsoon.

The monsoon season runs from 15 June to 15 Sep over the desert southwest (US). This year started slow but between mid-July and mid-August storm activity may have equaled or surpassed last year (the 4th wettest monsoon on record). This clip (7-12 Sep) shows what the skies looked like while under the influence of Hurricane Kay off the west coast of Baja, Mexico. My area (southeast Arizona) received a fair amount of rain although the storm was no closer than 500 miles away.

As the Southwest Monsoon season winds down, the clouds still put on a pretty cool show. From building clouds to night storms to colorful sunsets and sunrises, there's always a reason to look up. Danse Morialta by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Clouds from a tropical system over Baja California created an interesting sunrise and sunset. This short time lapse was captured with a GoPro 10.

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Taken 2-8 August 2022 from South Central Arizona.

The Southwest Monsoon is at full force and these spider lightning events have been awesome in Arizona.

Taken 21-24 July 2022 from Oracle, Arizona with GoPro 10 and iPhone 11.

The Southwest Monsoon over Arizona comes and goes for periods lasting days to weeks between 15 June to 15 September. 2022 is no exception. After a period of heavy thunderstorm induced rains, a dry period resulted in colorful fire sky sunrises and sunsets. In 4K. This clip covers the period from 16-20 July as captured with a Gopro 10 and iPhone 11 north of Tucson. Constancy Part 3 - The Descent by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Avec Soin - Romance by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

Taken 14-15 July 2022 with GoPro 10.

A slow start to the Southwest Monsoon but managed some nice moments during sunrise / sunsets, rainbow, night lightning, etc. Music: Virtues Inherited, Vices Passed On by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/reappear/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

My recent move to the Tucson area was just in time to document the start of the 2022 Southwest Monsoon. Although 4 July is the average starting time for the onset of the rainy season, only a few brief surges of moisture have occurred thus far. Here is a sample of some time lapses captured with a GoPro 10.

This is a collection of clips that document the early SW Monsoon near Tucson, Arizona. Besides fire sky sunsets, crepuscular rays, mammatus clouds, rainbows, and towering thunderheads were captured between 21-23 June 2022.

June 14, 2022 was a pretty cloud day in Cheyenne, Wyoming. From low to high level clouds, the day was dominated by interesting structure and color.

This storm passed overhead just a few minutes earlier and was nothing but disorganized clouds with some virga falling. 15 minutes later, weather satellite revealed explosive convection with +1 inch hail and over 800 in-cloud lightning discharges (within a five minute period) just 20 miles to my east near Burns, Wyoming. Temperatures were in the low 90's with dew points in the mid 30's. The anvil expanded overhead a few minutes after this image and the storm was no longer visible. Faceoff by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

As a drought appears to be taking hold, moisture and clouds are diminishing every day. As a result, fire skies are becoming less frequent. This mostly cirrus sunset could only generate a modest colorful display. Prelude No. 21 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

The day started with upslope that created zero visibility in dense fog. This low level moisture gave way to afternoon thunderstorms. By dark, a moon halo formed. Achilles - Strings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100463 Artist: http://incompetech.com/

A very active weather day with several popcorn (short lived thunderstorms). This time lapse clip highlights sky clouds throughout the day using my GoPro 10, iPhone and Fujifilm X-T3. The last storm of the day was very photogenic and was only 5 miles away at its closest approach unlike many of the others I captured. Divider by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/divider/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Lots of instability but storms lacked sufficient moisture to be beneficial. Some rumbles of thunder but all lightning was in-cloud. Recent weather pattern is suggesting developing drought.

Note how the clouds move in different directions with height. Low clouds are from the south and highest clouds are from the west. Taken over 2 hours with GoPro 10.

This afternoon popcorn thunderstorm developed quickly but was a slow mover. Despite very low humidity values near the ground, some impressive rain shafts in the form of virga did reach the ground.

After last years total moon eclipse was clouded out, this year's event did not disappoint. Early clouds near the horizon gave way to clear skies. I used the following cameras: Nikon Coolpix 950 on Orion Sirius Equatorial Mount at 1000mm, Nikon d7100 using 85mm Nikkor f/1.4 lens at iso 800 @ 1 sec exposure, Fujifilm X-T3, 16-55mm @ 55mm, and GoPro 10. Winds prevented my extended use of the Nikon P950 but I did manage a few good captures.