Wow these are STUNNING! 'Rainbow Clouds', or Polar Stratospheric clouds as they are known, are very rare sight, and usually occur during winter at high latitudes like Scandinavia, Iceland, Alaska and Northern Canada. Check out the pics below, and if you have any, make sure to send them to us on twitter here.
Could this be aurora this morning just outside of naas? @MetEireann #nofilter pic.twitter.com/4TRwjIVe0t
— Brian Dawson (@Daws2k) February 2, 2016
Polar Stratospheric clouds over Dublin Ireland! A very rare sight! pic.twitter.com/XuNjFzU8K5 — Kildare Weather (@LiveNaasWeather) February 1, 2016
Polar stratospheric clouds Dublin @PicThisDublin @LovinDublin @discoverirl #dublinsky #dublin #clouds #ireland #sky pic.twitter.com/LJm6bicjNc
— David Reynolds (@Dave025140) February 2, 2016
Just when you thought you'd seen every type of cloud Ireland can offer along come rainbow clouds!! So nice pic.twitter.com/vGST4oxT8T — Sandra Lewis (@ayreslewis) February 2, 2016
Rainbow cloud over Dundrum Ireland. Never seen before quite beautiful. pic.twitter.com/GctRky5cTB
— Mark Southcott (@warlikekid) February 2, 2016
Photo not doing it justice at all! Beautiful rainbow cloud this morning again #Ireland pic.twitter.com/ckNo457izr — Susan VibrantIreland (@VibrantIreland) February 2, 2016
@ThisisiRadio @98FM Early morning this morning snapping them #RainbowClouds pic.twitter.com/i90Ek6XVI1
— Ben McShane (@benagonnovaMLG) February 2, 2016