Is there a rainbow every time it rains?

Question

Hi everyone- after a whole tiring month I am finally back to participate again. What a boring month without being here... I hope you all will have a great day!

Now back to my question- Is there a rainbow everytime it rains?

Answer 1

not always...

A rainbow does not actually exist at a particular location in the sky. It is an optical illusion whose apparent position depends on the observer's location and the position of the sun. All raindrops refract and reflect the sunlight in the same way, but only the light from some raindrops reaches the observer's eye. This light is what constitutes the rainbow for that observer. The position of a rainbow in the sky is always in the opposite direction of the Sun with respect to the observer, and the interior is always slightly brighter than the exterior.

Rainbows can be observed whenever there are water drops in the air and sunlight shining from behind a person at a low altitude angle (on the ground). The most spectacular rainbow displays happen when half of the sky is still dark with draining clouds and the observer is at a spot with clear sky in the direction of the Sun. The result is a luminous rainbow that contrasts with the darkened background.

The rainbow effect is also commonly seen near waterfalls or fountains. Rainbow fringes can sometimes be seen at the edges of backlit clouds and as vertical bands in distant rain or virga. The effect can also be artificially created by dispersing water droplets into the air during a sunny day.

You can create your own rainbow by facing 180 degrees from the sun and spraying mist from a garden hose in front of you in a circular motion, outlining a 360 degree "rainbow".

Answer 2

I like to think there is - we just can't always see it, but it is there

Answer 3

If it is raining during the day yes.  The rainbow is formed with the reflection of the sun on the moist.  You may not be in the correct angle to see it, but it is there.

Answer 4

Ofcourse there is.... why else are we called "The Rainbow Nation" - silly.

Answer 5

I believe so, yes.

Answer 6

Only if some idiot left his pot of gold out in the rain.

Answer 7

if the sun is out and your reflection is right

Answer 8

Err OK

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