Lenticular clouds are formed when they are shaped into lens or almond shapes. This is usually when an Alto-cumulus cloud is formed to rise

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Lenticular clouds are formed when they are shaped into lens or almond shapes. This is usually when an Alto-cumulus cloud is formed to rise over landforms and are called orographic clouds

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