According to USGS Volcanoes, the behavior is not unusual.
And in fact there are a number of USGS volcanologists at the volcano this week working on installing new monitoring equipment, so Cascades Volcano Observatory folks are on site to confirm!The team at Mt. Rainier said it is not steam, but a cloud and they wanted to assure the public the volcano is not erupting.
According to NPS.gov, a new vent has not opened on the volcano. Data is not showing any unusual activity, and scientists are saying it is a lenticular cloud. A lenticular cloud is formed when moist air is pushed up over the top of the mountain, forming a disc shaped cloud.Mount Rainier geologists join with USGS in assuring the public that Mount Rainier is not erupting. -pw
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