It's Raining Ice.
High, thin cirrus clouds shedding some of their ice crystals in Arizona.
Distant Shower.
Welcome rain showers falling in Arizona.
Curtains of Rain.
Nearby rain showers, Arizona.
Arizona Summer Monsoon
The sky during a southwest U.S. summer can be quite dramatic as huge thunderhead (cumulonimbus) clouds build up during the monsoon season, which typically runs from mid-June through mid-September.
Distant Rumbles.
Thunder can be heard in the distance as a storm passes north of a golf course in Arizona. This is a panorama stitched together from five vertically oriented photos.
