Crazy UFO-style cloud formation spotted over Yorkshire goes viral

Thousands of people reacted to these photos of a stunning and very quirky cloud formation spotted over Yorkshire at the weekend.

By Alex Evans

Published 8th Jun 2020, 11:41 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2020, 11:42 BST

The lenticular clouds photographed over Yorkshire by Joe Lord

Yorkshire Post reader Joe Lord snapped this picture of a set of lenticular clouds over Settle on Saturday.

The post on Twitter, shared by a North Yorkshire weather account, then went on to garner more than 3,000 likes.

Lenticular clouds are stationary clouds which mostly form in the troposphere in alignment to the wind direction.

The lenticular clouds photographed over Yorkshire

They are often mistaken for 'UFOs' due to being comparable in appearance to a lens or saucer in shape.

Unfortunately, it seems the forecast is going to bring a lot more cloud in the coming days, with rain or cloud being predicted for every day this week according to the Met Office.