I like your shot much better… I hope they use itSo I sent this pic to the NWS and PSU.
I asked of it was a fogbow.
They both say it is a low angle rainbow.
Fogbows are White. This just proves to me that the mountain makes it's own weather. There had to be raindrops in that fog, which is cool, but the storm was long gone.
PSU Thanks for sending in this photo! This was a good point of conversation amongst the Weather & Climate Communications Group today as a fogbow would be more white. You typically need bigger drops for color, so a rather high sun angle and some residual light rain falling between the mountain means this was probably a low-hanging rainbow. A unique snapshot, no less, with you at the right vantage point at just the right time. Thanks again for sharing! We may feature this as a Photo of Week in future weeks!
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Incredible shots, We snapped a similar photo out our window in State College at the same time yesterday. Thinking it's a rainbow technically, low to the horizon because of the sun angle still being around 31 degrees, and how far away the storm is. The ridgeline right behind the rainbow in your shots looks awesome. Would it be OK if we save off your photos and potentially use them in future NWS media?
Thanks again!
This is the NWS shot.
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