
Storm Cell: Clouds to the north dump rainfall on Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.

September Lightning: Lightning over Elsinore Peak as the storm cell drifts west. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

CircumZenithal: Some color like a rainbow in the sky, from ice crytals aloft. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Weather Front: Storm clouds move south into Wildomar and Murrieta. Photo courtesy of Gary Mineo.

Peak Sunset: The sun setting over Elsinore Peak, in the Santa Ana Mountains. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Fall Streaks: Ice crystals, cirrus clouds and wind shear combine to make an interesting cloud formation. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Morning Sundog: A bright spot in the Wildomar sky on a winter morning adds some extra color. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Circumzenithul Arc: A fragment of an upside down rainbow in the inland sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Radio Towers: An assortment of radio towers on Elsinore Peak, in the Santa Ana mountains above Wildomar. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.

Pastel Sunset: Santa Ana wind conditions provided a pastel sky for the sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Morning Fog: Ground fog rises like mist below the rising sun. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Eastern Rays: These anti-crepuscular rays, converging in the east are opposite the setting sun. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Sun Rays: Crepuscular rays brighten the sky at sunset. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Irridescence: A view of irridescent clouds with crepuscular rays. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Fiery Sunset: Red and orange colored clouds dominate this late summer sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Sunset Rainbow: The colors of sunset mix with a rainbow over the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Sunset Watcher: A lone hummingbird watches colored clouds at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Ice Halo: A circumhorizon arc (or ice halo) in the Wildomar sky, formed by ice crystals in cirrus clouds refracting sunlight. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Sunrise Colors: The mountains at dawn, to the east of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Mountain Hug: Morning marine layer clings to the hills west of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Moonset over Low Clouds: The moon floats above the marine layer as it recedes over the Santa Ana Mountains. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Evening Launch: The contrail of a Vandenberg AFB rocket launch, in line with Orion's belt. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Snow Dusting: Elsinore Peak, above Wildomar, with a light covering of the white stuff. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Virga Clouds: Fingers of moisture reach down from the sky as a storm system passes through. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Elsinore Peak: Clouds flow below and above the radio towers on Elsinore Peak, west of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Duck Weather: A couple of ducks enjoy the wet weather in the Collier Elementary parking lot. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

World Window: A housecat watches the world through a corner window, as the sun settles below the horizon. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

South Mountains: The Palomar Mountain range pokes up on the horizon, as seen from the Santa Rosa Ecological Plateau's vernal pools. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Plateau Clouds: Clouds drift through the sky, casting shadows upon the Santa Rosa Plateau. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Cattle Grazing: With the San Jacinto Mountains as backdrop, cattle lazily graze at the vernal pools at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Glowing Clouds: Crimson and orange clouds show their colors at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Morning Backlighting: Morning sun accentuates the low haze; Palomar observatory is visible between condensation trails. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Moonset: A full moon setting over the Santa Ana Mountains at sunrise near Elsinore Peak. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

High Clouds: Formations of high clouds mark the last sunset of 2010. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Cloudy Skies Ahead: Storm clouds loom above the Santa Rosa Plateau. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Morning Glint: A brilliant, fiery display of the morning sun reflecting off of windows throughout the south part of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Christmas Sundog: A sundog in the afternoon sky, with the sun off to the left. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Holiday Sunset: Holiday lights illuminate a Wildomar house at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Crescent Moon: Contrails and the crescent moon low in the sky at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Crows and Contrails: Crows making their sunset move to the common roost at the Murietta Retention Basin. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Rocket Launch: A multi-exposure capture of a Delta II rocket launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Rising Rainbow: A colorful rainbow rises past storm clouds in Wildomar. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Radiant Sky: Cirrus clouds streak the morning sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

North at Sunset: Colored clouds float through the sky at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Storm Clouds: Gray clouds loom in the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Sunset Feeding: Hummingbirds at a nectar feeder with the sunset as backdrop. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Pink Sunset: Sunlight glows from beneath Wildomar's western hills. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Stormy Weather: Dark clouds portend rain to come. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Exploding Cloud: This cumulo-nimbus cloud bubbles up into the sky east of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Warm Glow: An organish hue outlines the hills and clouds to the west at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Cloud Buildup: A nimbocumulus cloud building to the east at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.

Bright Rainbow: This rainbow appear to end beyond a Wildomar neighborhood. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Sweeping Rain: Brushes of rainfall come down from the clouds over Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Incoming Clouds: A harbinger of showers later in the afternoon, clouds arrive over the Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Crepuscular Rays: Sunrays at sunrise fan out against the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Cloud Bank: Morning marine layer hugs the western mountain ridge. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Gray Sunrise: The sun struggles to shine through morning fog in Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Herringbone Clouds: A wavy lines of clouds marches across the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Sunrise Fog: Wispy ground fog greets the new day. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Virga over Wildomar: Cone clouds of water vapor reach for the earth. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Wispy Sunset: Colorful fingers of clouds spread to the horizon at sunset. Photo courtesy of Michele Perez.

Monsoonal Updraft: A massive cumulous cloud to the east on a summer day. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Sun Dog: Formed by ice crystals, a sun dog reminds us how fast the air cools with altitude. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Light Rays: Crepuscular rays in the morning shine through the clouds. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Puffy Clouds: A morning matrix of small clouds in the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Optical Effect: This is a circumzenithal arc, an upside down rainbow created from refraction of the sun by ice crystals. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Night Glow: City light glares off of middle-level clouds, creating night-time contrast. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Double Rainbow: Two full bands of color, one fainter, appear during a storm in the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Crepuscular Ray: A gap in the clouds produces a bright upward ray of light. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Weather Change: Cloud formations mark the beginning of a wet, cold period. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Orographic Clouds: These clouds over Wildomar are shaped by the mountains to the west. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Irridescent Clouds: A glowing afternoon sky from Cole Canyon at the Santa Rosa Ecological Reserve. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Ribbon Clouds: A ribbon pattern floats across the inland sky. Photo courtesy of GG Heath.

Vibrant Bloom: Pink hibiscus brighten a front yard garden. Photo courtesy of Sarah Queen.

Morning Moon: The setting moon settles above the western hills. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Sunrise Corona: A corona glow around the sun and accompanying clouds at sunrise. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Heavenly Thumbprint: Stratos clouds appear to form a thumbprint in the sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Framed Sunset: Layered clouds and trees frame the colors of sunset. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Dust Devil: A dust devil kicks around in back basin of Lake Elsinore, viewed from the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve.
Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Sunrise Clouds: Scattered clouds at sunrise captured from central Wildomar. Photo courtesy of Bruce Quimby.

Sun Rays: Morning crepuscular rays over the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Setting Sun: A summer sunset over the hills west of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.

Marine Layer: Low clouds spill over the Ortega foothills above Wildomar, with the morning moon about to set. Photo courtesy of Bruce Quimby.