八や重え旗はた雲ぐも

noun

banner clouds in layers

A specific cloud formation resembling layered banners; a technical term in meteorology.

• 山やまの上じょう空くうに八や重え旗はた雲ぐもが現あらわれると、天てん気きが崩くずれる前ぜん兆ちょうと言いわれる。

  When banner clouds in layers appear above the mountain, it is said to be a sign of worsening weather.