Weather Pup?

Greetings to all!  It's me, Maggie.  Like so many of you in the Midwest, we've been getting bombarded lately with tons of rain and storms.  My great-sisters Jesse and Ammy had wonderful noses for weather, so I've been thinking I might try to follow in their footsteps and see if Meteorology might be a good career path for me.  I mean, it's an exciting field and with all the craziness in the weather lately, I might as well test it out!

With this in mind, I headed out front the other evening.  I did the first thing any GOOD meteorologist should do - I checked the skies!

"Oooh, funky clouds!"

Doesn't that look awesome?  Here's a better look at the sky:

I thought back to the Meteorology lessons I'd learned right here on the Ao4 Digest and knew they were Mammatus Clouds!

"Yep.  Mammatus clouds.  They really don't mean there's an impending tornado, contrary to popular belief."

They ARE associated with thunderstorms, but not always severe weather.  They are the result of moist air sinking into dry air -- think of them as upside-down clouds!

"Should be just a t-storm, neighbor - no tornadoes!  Drive safely!"
"Thanks, Mags!"

Yep.  I may have found another job around here!

"She ought to make it home before the rain hits."

This is pretty exciting!  Do any of you have a passion for the weather?

Yours sincerely,
Margaret Thatcher