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StrikeStarUS. Anemometer from CDROM motor, and plastic Easter egg halves. Anemometer. 20 Amazing And Unusual Weather Phenomena - The List Universe. The science of weather is a fascinating one; but even more so are the flukes and irregularities that can occur within our world. This is a list of 20 of the most amazing and unusual of those anomalies. A rainbow is caused by the Sun shining on moisture droplets, most commonly in a post-rain atmosphere. A moon bow is much rarer, only seen at night when the moon is low and full to almost full. One popular place to see moon bows is at Cumberland Falls in Kentucky, as pictured above. Mirages occur when light is refracted to produce an image of an object or the sky where it is not. Like rainbows, haloes are formed around the Sun due to moisture (in this case ice crystals) being refracted from the Sun’s rays in the upper atmosphere.

The belt of Venus is a phenomenon that occurs during dusty evenings when a band of pinkish or brownish sky will appear between the sky and the horizon. These odd-shaped clouds are often associated with a storm front, especially one involving a thunderstorm. Deputydog » 10 of the best natural phenomena. Singer's Creations ť Home. Magyarország Pillanatnyi Időjárása - Széltérkép.