Many of our viewers have captured pictures of rainbow clouds and this is actually called cloud iridescence. Meteorologist ...

The rare phenomenon sees the sun and clouds combine to create a colourful ball in the sky THE rare phenomenon of a fire rainbow has been captured a handful of times on camera. It is a burst of ...

Is that a rainbow cloud?Sky-watchers in Salinas spotted a colorful object in the sky at 1:40 p.m. Friday, and some called KSBW's newsroom to ask, "What is it?"I asked KSBW's lead weather ...

There's also a precise angle the sun's light needs to hit the cloud at, which is why we don't see these all the time. That angle is exactly 46 degrees in any direction from the Sun's position.

As the sun needs to be at an elevation of 58 degrees or higher, it means some locations have a greater chance of a fire rainbow forming. The best place to see a fire rainbow is in a place that has ...

On Tuesday, several people sent us photos of a rainbow-like “cloud” in the sky. The colored patch of light is called a sun dog, or a sundog. The atmospheric phenomenon creates bright spots of ...

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.

This fire rainbow was seen over South Carolina earlier this week. A colorful “fire rainbow” lit up the sky, and the Internet, this week. But despite its name, the rare phenomenon isn’t ...

Stunning footage captures rare 'rainbow cloud' appearing above Brazilian tourist hot spot. ... Iridescence is most often seen close to the sun, and usually happens when a cloud is forming.

The phenomenon, known as cloud iridescence, has been dubbed a 'fire rainbow' because of the spectrum of hues it throws out across the sky. Pictured, in Ambleside, Cumbria.