Classic Winter Front Range Wave Cloud

Here’s a shot of a classic Colorado Front Range winter standing wave cloud that runs North-South over the foothills - taken in Boulder 30 minutes ago:

The HRRR model forecasts it pretty well - the yellowish color is high cloud and the salmon pink is a mix of high and medium cloud. This is shown on the Cloud (multi) layer that combines high/medium/low forecast with distinct colors that make all layer combinations visible. The map reticle is located over Boulder.

When these formations persist until sunset, you can get some spectacular colour.

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