Sun halos are an optical phenomena like sun dogs and sun pillars.

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 ...

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 ...

Chances are, you have seen a sun halo, but there’s a possibility you just didn’t know the name for it. If you’ve ever noticed a bright, circular ring around the sun, that’s a sun halo. These halos are ...

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 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It's that time of year a meteorologist can't even go to the supermarket without getting the question, "When is it going to snow?" Of course, asking a trusted source is the best way ...

A photographer in the Swiss Alps has captured a remarkable image of an "ice halo," the moment ice crystals freeze in midair, creating a halo effect around the Sun. Michael Schneider, a photographer in ...

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 ...

Friday morning’s sunrise featured a few atmospheric phenomena over the Metro Atlanta area: A sun halo, with both sundogs on each side of the sun. According to EarthSky.org, “Halos are a sign of high ...