NEW ORLEANS — The sun halo, a weather phenomenon that happens when light hits icy clouds at a certain angle, shined over New Orleans and southeast Louisiana on Thursday. WWL Meteorologist Alexa ...

MOLINE, Ill. — A lot of you noticed quite a sight in our skies earlier this week. A large and beautiful sun halo! This phenomenon is not only beautiful but also a good example of how light from the ...

If you did, you spotted an atmospheric optical phenomenon known as a 22-degree halo. Earthsky.org explains it very simply: “Halos are a sign of high thin cirrus clouds drifting 20,000 feet or more ...

Have you ever stepped outside and looked up and noticed that there was a ring, perhaps you thought it was a 360 degree rainbow around the sun? Here at the WDRB Weather Team we often get pictures of ...

Sunday evening ended with a visual treat in the sky, and Monday morning continued the atmospheric spectacle! Cirrostratus clouds drifting over Metro Atlanta produced my favorite atmospheric optical ...

While searching for a rare and beautiful harlequin duck at Illinois Beach State Park on a recent cold day, I looked to the sky to see a halo surrounding the sun. The bright globe was completely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A well-defined sun halo was spotted in Graceville, Minnesota, on Monday, December 29, following a weekend of blizzard conditions ...