21/12/2023
Happy Winter Solstice, even the sky celebrated with some rainbow clouds. It’s like a rainbow aurora borealis.
Sky News weather presenter Jo Wheeler explained the clouds are relatively rare due to the very specific conditions needed for them to appear.
The meteorologist said: “The cloud must be thin and contain numerous water droplets or ice crystals of about the same size.
“These iridescent clouds are also known as fire rainbows or rainbow clouds and occur when sunlight diffracts off the water droplets/ice crystals.
“When the drops are more spherical than teardrop shaped, the conditions are right for rainbow clouds to appear.”
Check out for more photos and an explanation of this phenomenon.
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