CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Clouds are usually a popular weather topic because they can seem like familiar shapes or fun colors. This week, the sky put on a show and our Coastal Bend Weather Watchers captured the view. This week was so picture-perfect, our Weather Watcher of the Week was awarded to more than one Weather Watcher! SCIENCE SNIPPET: What are rainbow clouds, shelfies, and more!

What are these clouds and how do they form? Meteorologist Stefanie Lauber has the answers.

Rainbow Clouds

Tiffany Moreno Gonzales

These colorful clouds put on a show over the weekend. The layer of rainbow-colored clouds sat atop distant thunderstorms at dusk. Sometimes you may see just a spot of rainbow in a cloud. The rainbow appearance is known as cloud iridescence.

What causes this feature?

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