A stunning weather phenomenon was spotted over parts of Virginia this week – a so-called "rainbow cloud," which looks like a bright prism of color behind soft clouds. Several people in Hamilton, ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Clouds are usually a popular weather topic because they can seem like familiar shapes or fun colors. This week, the sky put on a show and our Coastal Bend Weather Watchers ...

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 forecaster, ...

"Spectacular" rainbow-colored clouds have been shimmering in the skies over and around the Arctic for more than three days thanks to an unusual cold snap in the upper atmosphere. And even more of ...

An incredible photo was captured in southern Indiana of cloud iridescence. This photo was submitted by Bobbi Bledsoe, from French Lick, captured on Mother's Day.WLKY Chief Meteorologist Jay Cardosi ...

SALINA, Okla. — A viewer in Salina, Okla. snapped a picture of a rainbow cloud and sent it to the 2 News weather team. So... what's a rainbow cloud? A rainbow cloud can occur because of something ...

MANNINGTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — A Marion County resident saw a rainbow cloud over the weekend, even though it wasn’t raining. Viewer Charlene Stevens saw the cloud in the Curtisville area and said had ...

The skies above Dublin, Ireland, and northeast England became a spectacular site of "utterly transfixing" iridescent lights Thursday morning. Rare "rainbow clouds" formed in the early morning, ...

Rainbow clouds are rare, but summer is the best time to spot them, and no, there's no pot of gold. These clouds that look like rainbows aren't very common, but chances are you've seen one or two in ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...