The sun began to peek through the clouds, and a double rainbow formed. I was taking a photo of it when lightning struck right when I took the photo and disappeared in less than a second." ...

Rainbow clouds are most visible when the sun lies between 1º and 6º below the horizon, the Met Office says, and are usually found at higher latitudes, including northern Canada.

Sometimes, however, the sun has a rainbow-like ring around it even at midday. The moon can also develop these. These rings are usually caused by ice crystals and they are called halos.

When a veil of clouds drapes the sky, be on the lookout for sun dogs -- pieces of rainbows that glow to the left and right of the sun. They often appear in pairs when sunlight shines through thin ...

The D.C. area was treated to a magnificent display including a towering thunderhead, stunning shelf cloud, gorgeous rainbow, amber sunset and bright green fireball.

Sun. 65. Mon. 60. PHOTOS: Vibrant double rainbows enchant Northeast Wisconsin's evening skies. ... where dark clouds and scattered showers have been giving way to bright rainbows.

One morning a few years ago, at home in the Mānoa Valley on Oahu, scientist Kimberly Carlson looked out the window and saw a rainbow so bright and vibrant it took her breath away. That wasn’t a ...

After Double Rainbow, Rays of Sun Shine on Queen Elizabeth II’s Coffin ... the mourners marveled as clouds parted and a bright beam of sun rays fell directly over the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II.

A spectacular and vanishingly rare 'rainbow scarf cloud' dazzled residents in China. The unique phenomenon was captured over the city of Haikou on the island of Hainan on August 21.

ST. LOUIS – The sky is always changing colors—from a bright blue on a clear day, to red and orange sunrises or sunsets, or multiple colors of a rainbow—there’s a lot going on that we don ...