Tuesday evening, if you happened to be looking up, you may have seen some rainbow-esqe clouds high in the sky.

Residents of Ocean City, New Jersey, witnessed a stunning display of cloud iridescence in late June. The rare phenomenon ...

The technical term for this is an iridescence cloud. This happens when sunlight hits tiny ice crystals or water droplets near ...

An incredible scarf cloud danced above a town in southern China earlier this week. Here’s how this stunning cloud got its rainbow hue. A town in southern China witnessed a once-in-a-lifetime ...

In Shantou, China, residents witnessed a spectacular weather event on July 26: a glowing rainbow cloud shimmered above dark ...

Exceptional conditions are needed to see the "crazy rainbow clouds", as described by BBC Weather Watcher Becky Milroy in Rushden, Northants Beccasimmons87/BBC Weather Watchers ...

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But it's actually a very rare cloud. The rainbow cloud, often called "mother of pearl", is especially rare in the UK. Officially, they're known as nacreous clouds.

Have you ever seen a rare rainbow cloud? Residents in Scotland were amazed when they spotted this rare phenomenon in the skies this week. Nacrous cloud spotted by BBC Weather Watcher SazzyJ who ...

RAINBOW MAGIC: It may look fake, but this “scarf cloud” has been spotted by locals in Haikou, China.