The sky over my town looked totally different after the new wind farm went up

I've been taking pictures of the clouds from my back porch for about three years now. Last spring, they finished building that big wind farm about 15 miles west of here. Ever since, I've noticed the clouds look... flatter. I used to get these amazing, puffy cumulus formations rolling in from the west almost every afternoon. Now, a lot of days, they just seem to spread out into a thin, hazy layer before they even get here. I know people say wind turbines don't affect the weather, but I have a whole folder of 'before' photos and my 'after' shots from this summer tell a different story. I think all those spinning blades are messing with the air flow enough to change how the clouds form. Has anyone else near a big wind project seen a change in their local cloud patterns?

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finley_lee6d agoTop Commenter

Yeah, the part about real proof they ignore hits home. I see this with all kinds of stuff now, where you notice a small change that builds up over time but everyone says you're just seeing things. Like the birds at the feeder being different, or how a road repaving project changed where the puddles form in my driveway after a storm. It's all connected systems, so of course adding a huge thing like a wind farm changes the air. They say it doesn't, but your photos don't lie. We're told to trust the big study, not our own eyes watching the same spot for years.

the_richard6d ago

Man, that is WILD. I totally believe you. It makes sense, right? All those giant blades churning up the air have to do SOMETHING. I saw a documentary once about how big dams can change the local fog, so why wouldn't a wall of turbines mess with the clouds? Your photo project is the kind of real proof they ignore.