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The meteorological name for the clouds is altocumulus lenticularis.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2025

Brilliant red, orange and scarlet sunsets often take place in the presence of higher cirrus or altocumulus clouds instead of low-level clouds such as stratus or stratocumulus.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2023

“However, when our scientists examined it closely, they were shocked to realize a storm had come through during that July and August of 1892 and Hassam was actually capturing an altocumulus cloud formation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2016

An altocumulus lenticularis, meanwhile, is a vast, tightly bunched flock of clouds stretching across the sky at altitudes from 6,500 to 23,000 feet.

From New York Times • May 4, 2016

Also, altocumulus clouds, shown on the bottom picture of the next page, which look like fuzzy bubbles in long rows, are usually an early warning sign that a cold front is coming.

From Time Magazine Archive