Lenticular Clouds Lenticular clouds, with their distinctive lens shape, often hover over mountain ranges like alien ...

Some also refer to them as pancake clouds, because they sometimes appear flat and stacked. But they are formally called lenticular clouds, a name originating from a Latin word meaning "lens-like".

What has been observed may look like flying saucers but they are actually lenticular clouds, also referred to by some as pancake or UFO clouds. At their most spectacular around sunrise or sunset ...

People along the Antrim coast woke up to unusual cloud formations on Friday, reminiscent of scenes from a science-fiction film. Lenticular clouds combined with the morning sunrise to create these ...

Lenticular clouds combined with the morning sunrise on the Antrim coast People along the Antrim coast woke up to unusual cloud formations on Friday, reminiscent of scenes from a science-fiction film.