rainbow clouds  by quietpurplehaze

rainbow clouds

Seen over the South Downs on a clear, sunny but windy day, with no rain.

I did a bit of research and think these are also called fire rainbows. If anyone can add any info, I'll be interested.

Thanks, all, for propelling my 'tulip selfie' to PP!

I suddenly remembered yesterday that April 1st this year was the 45th anniversary of our first date. Ray & I went to the cinema to see 'The Trap' - and the rest is history, as they say..... I'm not going to make a facile comment about sunshine, rain, clouds and rainbows!
What a great find. Can't help you with what it is called but Sally @hermann may be able to help you she is the expert in Australia for everything to do with clouds and rainbows etc. Can you help Sally?
April 3rd, 2015  
An interesting phenomena Hazel. I have googled fire rainbows and they are Circumhorizontal Arcs, though not sure that this is one. I don't know where the sun is in relation to the arcs, I wonder if the small area is a Sun Dog.
Either way Hazel it is a great find and great shot. Babs is singing my praises indeed, I am just a crazy cloud nerd when it's all boiled down :))))
April 3rd, 2015  
Beautiful clouds and colours. Fav.
April 3rd, 2015  
Great find. He first person I thought of was @hermann when I saw this. I think it is a sun dog too.
April 3rd, 2015  
Bep
Interesting find, Hazel.
April 3rd, 2015  
Lovely capture and a great find.
April 3rd, 2015  
Super capture and have never seen a cloud formation like it.
April 3rd, 2015  
Pretty & you have blue sky!!!
April 3rd, 2015  
Well spotted and captured.
April 3rd, 2015  
Very pretty and so well spotted!, but have no info , sorry Hazel
April 3rd, 2015  
nice...
April 3rd, 2015  
I know them as Sun Dogs - no idea why they are called that!
April 3rd, 2015  
Awesome picture.
April 4th, 2015  
Great capture!
April 4th, 2015  
Cool capture!
April 4th, 2015  
really pretty.
April 4th, 2015  
A fav for the unusual cloud-rainbow effect! Well spotted.
April 4th, 2015  
@will_wooderson

Thank you - I'll give the credit to my friend, Ellie, who saw it first!
April 4th, 2015  
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