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 colour ...

Bryan Nelson is a science writer and award-winning documentary filmmaker with over a decade of experience covering technology, astronomy, medicine, animals, and more. Have you ever seen this optical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 'fire rainbow' in the sky enthralled Michigan residents on May 21, 2026. The phenomenon is known technically as a ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - If you saw what looks like a rainbow on clouds Tuesday afternoon, you were looking a rare optical phenomenon called a circumhorizontal arc. Yes, that’s a very real and ...

Viewers in western Wisconsin today observed a unique atmospheric phenomenon: a circumhorizontal arc! Casually called a 'fire rainbow,' it occurs in summer-time as the sun must be high in the sky, at ...

It's always nice to receive photos of weather phenomena, interesting clouds, and optical effects from people in the community, and to identify the type of phenomena and the processes behind it. On ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – As you look up into the sky, you will see a different view each day. Many saw a fairly rare weather phenomenon Thursday called a circumhorizontal arc, which may look similar to a ...

KNOXVILLE (WATE) – Did you happen to notice a strange, horizontal-looking rainbow cloud in the sky on Monday? Many people contacted the WATE 6 On Your Side Storm Team asking about it. It looked like a ...

The rainbow that looked as if it had been painted on Wellington’s sky on Tuesday turned out to be what’s called a circumhorizontal arc. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane had explained ...

THE rare phenomenon of a fire rainbow has been captured a handful of times on camera. It is a burst of colour which is actually a optical illusion. But what causes them? Here’s all you need to know….