Earth from Orbit: Rope Clouds | NOAA/NASA

Earth from Orbit: Rope Clouds | NOAA/NASA

On Jan. 25, 2023, NOAA satellites captured an unusually long and long-lived rope cloud produced by a cold front over the Gulf of Mexico.

A rope cloud is a very long, narrow, rope-like band of cumulus cloud formations. Generally associated with a cold front or a land-sea breeze front, rope clouds tend to form at the dividing line between cooler and warmer air.

Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 1 minute, 18 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 2, 2023

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