8:43 p.m. PDT September 13, 2022

These photos of the Mosquito Fire 35 miles northeast of Sacramento taken by one of the AlertWildfire cameras Tuesday afternoon are unlike those we usually see over fires. Some of them appear to have altocumulus lenticularis clouds embedded or capping the column. Perhaps a meteorologist can weigh in with a more detailed explanation.
To see all of the articles on Wildfire Today about the Mosquito Fire, including the most recent, click HERE.



Updated 6 a.m. PDT Sept. 15, 2022
One of our readers sent us this photo of a lenticular cloud over the Halfway Hill Fire smoke column near Price, Utah, July 11, 2022.













