This is the stunning moment that a rare mix of lightning and rainbow lit up the sky, capturing a breathtaking scene that also ...

When clouds block out the sun but not the entire sky, it can result in beams of light known as crepuscular rays. Many people have seen a rainbow arch across the sky, creating a ribbon of colors as ...

Screenshots from Paviola's video of the rare rainbow clouds above Finland ... dangerous radiation from the sun. Usually, nitrogen-based compounds in the sky help regulate the destructive impact ...

Strange "rainbow clouds" that look like a colorful portal ... "The clouds brighten up the winter, lingering in the sky an hour after the sun set just after 3 p.m. I'm always spellbound — they ...

"Iridescent clouds happen because of diffraction—a phenomenon that occurs when small water droplets or small ice crystals scatter the sun's light," the NOAA website says. Rainbow clouds have a ...

The quintuple-feature starred a towering thunderhead, menacing shelf cloud, vibrant rainbow, glorious sunset and concluded with a fireball that shot across the night sky. The show began with a ...

A rainbow cloud can occur because of ... or small ice crystals scatter the sun's light. If YOU ever happen to catch anything cool going on in the sky, please consider snapping a picture and ...

It's very similar to sun ... sky. These clouds are more pronounced, especially in much colder climates like the Arctic where they can appear in several day stretches. In addition to the rainbow ...

SPRINGVILLE, Utah (KUTV) — Rainbow clouds ... smallwater droplets or ice crystals scattering the sun's light. NOAA officials stated that cloud iridescence is relatively rare, as the cloud ...

The rainbow was not the only spectacle. As the sun began to sink below the horizon, a brilliant burst of oranges, pinks and reds splashed up against the bottom on the cloud deck over South ...

FOX 13 News viewers sent in a bunch of photos of what appeared to be "rainbow clouds" featuring lush colors against a bright blue sky. Most of ... crystals scatter the sun's light" in a variety ...

Locals took videos of the clouds, which give the sky an almost oil slick ... pixie dust or unicorn sprinkles." Rainbow clouds are most visible when the sun lies between 1º and 6º below the ...