![Storm Cell Storm Cell](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/storm-cell.jpg)
Storm Cell: Clouds to the north dump rainfall on Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![September Lightning September Lightning](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/september-lightning.jpg)
September Lightning: Lightning over Elsinore Peak as the storm cell drifts west. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![CircumZenithal CircumZenithal](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/circumzenithal.jpg)
CircumZenithal: Some color like a rainbow in the sky, from ice crytals aloft. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Weather Front Weather Front](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/murrieta/weather-front.jpg)
Weather Front: Storm clouds move south into Wildomar and Murrieta. Photo courtesy of Gary Mineo.
![Peak Sunset Peak Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/peak-sunset.jpg)
Peak Sunset: The sun setting over Elsinore Peak, in the Santa Ana Mountains. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Fall Streaks Fall Streaks](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/fall-streaks.jpg)
Fall Streaks: Ice crystals, cirrus clouds and wind shear combine to make an interesting cloud formation. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Morning Sundog Morning Sundog](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/morning-sundog.jpg)
Morning Sundog: A bright spot in the Wildomar sky on a winter morning adds some extra color. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Circumzenithul Arc Circumzenithul Arc](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/circumzenithul-arc.jpg)
Circumzenithul Arc: A fragment of an upside down rainbow in the inland sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Radio Towers Radio Towers](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/lakeelsinore/radio-towers.jpg)
Radio Towers: An assortment of radio towers on Elsinore Peak, in the Santa Ana mountains above Wildomar. Photo courtesy of Reginald Stanley.
![Pastel Sunset Pastel Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/pastel-sunset.jpg)
Pastel Sunset: Santa Ana wind conditions provided a pastel sky for the sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Morning Fog Morning Fog](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/morning-fog.jpg)
Morning Fog: Ground fog rises like mist below the rising sun. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Eastern Rays Eastern Rays](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/eastern-rays.jpg)
Eastern Rays: These anti-crepuscular rays, converging in the east are opposite the setting sun. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Sun Rays Sun Rays](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/sun-rays.jpg)
Sun Rays: Crepuscular rays brighten the sky at sunset. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Irridescence Irridescence](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/irridescence.jpg)
Irridescence: A view of irridescent clouds with crepuscular rays. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Fiery Sunset Fiery Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/fiery-sunset.jpg)
Fiery Sunset: Red and orange colored clouds dominate this late summer sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Sunset Rainbow Sunset Rainbow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/sunset-rainbow.jpg)
Sunset Rainbow: The colors of sunset mix with a rainbow over the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Sunset Watcher Sunset Watcher](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/sunset-watcher.jpg)
Sunset Watcher: A lone hummingbird watches colored clouds at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Ice Halo Ice Halo](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/ice-halo.jpg)
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 Sunrise Colors](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/sunrise-colors.jpg)
Sunrise Colors: The mountains at dawn, to the east of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Mountain Hug Mountain Hug](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/MountainHug.jpg)
Mountain Hug: Morning marine layer clings to the hills west of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Moonset over Low Clouds Moonset over Low Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/MoonsetOverLowClouds.jpg)
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 Evening Launch](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/EveningLaunch.jpg)
Evening Launch: The contrail of a Vandenberg AFB rocket launch, in line with Orion's belt. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Snow Dusting Snow Dusting](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SnowDusting.jpg)
Snow Dusting: Elsinore Peak, above Wildomar, with a light covering of the white stuff. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Virga Clouds Virga Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/VirgaClouds.jpg)
Virga Clouds: Fingers of moisture reach down from the sky as a storm system passes through. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Elsinore Peak Elsinore Peak](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/ElsinorePeak.jpg)
Elsinore Peak: Clouds flow below and above the radio towers on Elsinore Peak, west of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Duck Weather Duck Weather](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/DuckWeather.jpg)
Duck Weather: A couple of ducks enjoy the wet weather in the Collier Elementary parking lot. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![World Window World Window](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/WorldWindow.jpg)
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 South Mountains](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/murrieta/SouthMountains.jpg)
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 Plateau Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/murrieta/PlateauClouds.jpg)
Plateau Clouds: Clouds drift through the sky, casting shadows upon the Santa Rosa Plateau. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Cattle Grazing Cattle Grazing](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/murrieta/CattleGrazing.jpg)
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 Glowing Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/GlowingClouds.jpg)
Glowing Clouds: Crimson and orange clouds show their colors at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Morning Backlighting Morning Backlighting](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/MorningBacklighting.jpg)
Morning Backlighting: Morning sun accentuates the low haze; Palomar observatory is visible between condensation trails. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Moonset Moonset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/Moonset.jpg)
Moonset: A full moon setting over the Santa Ana Mountains at sunrise near Elsinore Peak. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![High Clouds High Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/HighClouds.jpg)
High Clouds: Formations of high clouds mark the last sunset of 2010. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Cloudy Skies Ahead Cloudy Skies Ahead](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/murrieta/CloudySkiesAhead.jpg)
Cloudy Skies Ahead: Storm clouds loom above the Santa Rosa Plateau. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Morning Glint Morning Glint](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/MorningGlint.jpg)
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 Christmas Sundog](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/ChristmasSundog.jpg)
Christmas Sundog: A sundog in the afternoon sky, with the sun off to the left. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Holiday Sunset Holiday Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/HolidaySunset.jpg)
Holiday Sunset: Holiday lights illuminate a Wildomar house at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Crescent Moon Crescent Moon](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/CrescentMoon.jpg)
Crescent Moon: Contrails and the crescent moon low in the sky at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Crows and Contrails Crows and Contrails](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/CrowsAndContrails.jpg)
Crows and Contrails: Crows making their sunset move to the common roost at the Murietta Retention Basin. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Rocket Launch Rocket Launch](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/RocketLaunch.jpg)
Rocket Launch: A multi-exposure capture of a Delta II rocket launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Rising Rainbow Rising Rainbow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/RisingRainbow.jpg)
Rising Rainbow: A colorful rainbow rises past storm clouds in Wildomar. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Radiant Sky Radiant Sky](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/RadiantSky.jpg)
Radiant Sky: Cirrus clouds streak the morning sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![North at Sunset North at Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/NorthAtSunset.jpg)
North at Sunset: Colored clouds float through the sky at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Storm Clouds Storm Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/StormClouds.jpg)
Storm Clouds: Gray clouds loom in the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Sunset Feeding Sunset Feeding](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SunsetFeeding.jpg)
Sunset Feeding: Hummingbirds at a nectar feeder with the sunset as backdrop. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Pink Sunset Pink Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/PinkSunset.jpg)
Pink Sunset: Sunlight glows from beneath Wildomar's western hills. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Stormy Weather Stormy Weather](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/StormyWeather.jpg)
Stormy Weather: Dark clouds portend rain to come. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Exploding Cloud Exploding Cloud](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/ExplodingCloud.jpg)
Exploding Cloud: This cumulo-nimbus cloud bubbles up into the sky east of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Warm Glow Warm Glow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/WarmGlow.jpg)
Warm Glow: An organish hue outlines the hills and clouds to the west at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Cloud Buildup Cloud Buildup](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/CloudBuildup.jpg)
Cloud Buildup: A nimbocumulus cloud building to the east at sunset. Photo courtesy of Jim Lockyer.
![Bright Rainbow Bright Rainbow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/BrightRainbow.jpg)
Bright Rainbow: This rainbow appear to end beyond a Wildomar neighborhood. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Sweeping Rain Sweeping Rain](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SweepingRain.jpg)
Sweeping Rain: Brushes of rainfall come down from the clouds over Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Incoming Clouds Incoming Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/IncomingClouds.jpg)
Incoming Clouds: A harbinger of showers later in the afternoon, clouds arrive over the Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Crepuscular Rays Crepuscular Rays](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/CrepuscularRays.jpg)
Crepuscular Rays: Sunrays at sunrise fan out against the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Cloud Bank Cloud Bank](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/CloudBank.jpg)
Cloud Bank: Morning marine layer hugs the western mountain ridge. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Gray Sunrise Gray Sunrise](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/GraySunrise.jpg)
Gray Sunrise: The sun struggles to shine through morning fog in Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Herringbone Clouds Herringbone Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/HerringboneClouds.jpg)
Herringbone Clouds: A wavy lines of clouds marches across the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Sunrise Fog Sunrise Fog](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SunriseFog.jpg)
Sunrise Fog: Wispy ground fog greets the new day. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Virga over Wildomar Virga over Wildomar](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/VirgaOverWildomar.jpg)
Virga over Wildomar: Cone clouds of water vapor reach for the earth. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Wispy Sunset Wispy Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/WispySunset.jpg)
Wispy Sunset: Colorful fingers of clouds spread to the horizon at sunset. Photo courtesy of Michele Perez.
![Monsoonal Updraft Monsoonal Updraft](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/MonsoonalUpdraft.jpg)
Monsoonal Updraft: A massive cumulous cloud to the east on a summer day. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Sun Dog Sun Dog](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SunDog.jpg)
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 Light Rays](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/LightRays.jpg)
Light Rays: Crepuscular rays in the morning shine through the clouds. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Puffy Clouds Puffy Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/PuffyClouds.jpg)
Puffy Clouds: A morning matrix of small clouds in the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Optical Effect Optical Effect](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/OpticalEffect.jpg)
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 Night Glow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/NightGlow.jpg)
Night Glow: City light glares off of middle-level clouds, creating night-time contrast. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Double Rainbow Double Rainbow](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/DoubleRainbow.jpg)
Double Rainbow: Two full bands of color, one fainter, appear during a storm in the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Crepuscular Ray Crepuscular Ray](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/CrepuscularRay.jpg)
Crepuscular Ray: A gap in the clouds produces a bright upward ray of light. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Weather Change Weather Change](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/WeatherChange.jpg)
Weather Change: Cloud formations mark the beginning of a wet, cold period. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Orographic Clouds Orographic Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/OrographicClouds.jpg)
Orographic Clouds: These clouds over Wildomar are shaped by the mountains to the west. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Irridescent Clouds Irridescent Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/murrieta/IrridescentClouds.jpg)
Irridescent Clouds: A glowing afternoon sky from Cole Canyon at the Santa Rosa Ecological Reserve. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Ribbon Clouds Ribbon Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/RibbonClouds.jpg)
Ribbon Clouds: A ribbon pattern floats across the inland sky. Photo courtesy of GG Heath.
![Vibrant Bloom Vibrant Bloom](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/VibrantBloom.jpg)
Vibrant Bloom: Pink hibiscus brighten a front yard garden. Photo courtesy of Sarah Queen.
![Morning Moon Morning Moon](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/MorningMoon.jpg)
Morning Moon: The setting moon settles above the western hills. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Sunrise Corona Sunrise Corona](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SunriseCorona.jpg)
Sunrise Corona: A corona glow around the sun and accompanying clouds at sunrise. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Heavenly Thumbprint Heavenly Thumbprint](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/HeavenlyThumbprint.jpg)
Heavenly Thumbprint: Stratos clouds appear to form a thumbprint in the sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Framed Sunset Framed Sunset](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/FramedSunset.jpg)
Framed Sunset: Layered clouds and trees frame the colors of sunset. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Dust Devil Dust Devil](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/lakeelsinore/DustDevil.jpg)
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 Sunrise Clouds](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SunriseClouds.jpg)
Sunrise Clouds: Scattered clouds at sunrise captured from central Wildomar. Photo courtesy of Bruce Quimby.
![Sun Rays Sun Rays](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SunRays.jpg)
Sun Rays: Morning crepuscular rays over the Wildomar sky. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Setting Sun Setting Sun](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/wildomar/SettingSun.jpg)
Setting Sun: A summer sunset over the hills west of Wildomar. Photo courtesy of John Garrett.
![Marine Layer Marine Layer](https://dot3rbci0jg4p.cloudfront.net/images/lakeelsinore/MarineLayer.jpg)
Marine Layer: Low clouds spill over the Ortega foothills above Wildomar, with the morning moon about to set. Photo courtesy of Bruce Quimby.