The huge dark clouds that formed dramatically over Surfers Paradise in Australia's Gold Coast have a distinctly end-of-the-world look about them.
Seen from Narrowneck beach on Thursday, they rose hundreds of feet into the air and turned a sunny afternoon dark and gloomy.
Dramatic: A person in a red T-shirt points at the storm front as it approaches Surfers Paradise, as seen from Narrowneck beach
Water world: The clouds brought sheeting rain with them
Menacing: The Gold Coast is a popular spot for sun-seeking tourists - but only the hardiest of people braved the weather on Thursday afternoon
And although the accompanying winds stirred up ideal surfing conditions, everyone in the area, apart from the handful of hardy souls on the beach, took shelter.
The Gold Coast is actually a city in the south-east of Queensland and is the sixth most populous in Australia.
Its 24-hour casinos, award-winning restaurants, lively nightlife, five-star hotels, designer shops, parks and sandy beach, make the city a huge draw for tourists.
When it hosts the 2018 Commonwealth Games there's bound to be an even bigger influx of visitors - though they'll perhaps be hoping for slightly clearer skies.
Foreboding: The storm clouds loom as as a lone yacht cruises along the water front
Blue-sky thinking: How Narrowneck beach normally looks
Could cloud shape on first two photos be described as a kind of chalice shape?