Lenticular clouds can form in a stable atmosphere when wind blows moisture-rich air up and over a mountain. As the air moves up, it cools to a point where it condenses and forms a cloud.

And when there are multiple layers of dry and wet layers you can get a series of lenticular clouds “stacked” on top of each other – called a stacked lenticular.

Lenticular clouds form often in our area, and they usually have to do with the mountains. Warm, moist air gets forced up the mountains.

How a mesmerizing cloud — stacked like pancakes — hovered over Mount Shasta The shimmering vaporous disk spent all evening hanging over part of California January 26, 2023 4 min ...

Not surprisingly, the state of California has a lot of lenticular clouds due to its rapidly changing landscape from deep valleys to tall mountains. This classification of cloud has been featured ...

MT. HOOD MEADOWS, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon’s latest cold front and strong winds helped simultaneously form a cap cloud and lenticular cloud over the peak of Mt. Hood on Tuesday.