Iridescent Clouds Spotted In East Singapore, Rare Phenomenon Gives Us Hope In Trying Time

Yesterday, Easties in Singapore were treated to a rare and beautiful sight of iridescent clouds, in pastel rainbow shades very much like Paddle Pop ice cream. This phenomenon happened just before sunset, across areas like Pasir Ris and Tampines - turning our skies into something straight out of the Makoto Shinkai movie, Weathering WIth You.

This happened just a week after someone shared photos of East Coast Park looking like a countryside meadow.

Read on to find out more!

Photo from Fazrin N Hanafi via Facebook

Cloud iridescence is a result of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in clouds refracting light. While this isn’t commonplace, it has happened in Singapore in the past.

Photo from Angelin Mei Lin Koh via Facebook

Many lucky netizens happened to capture the sight on their smartphones, showing off the clouds in various hues from different angles.

Photo from Angelin Mei Lin Koh via Facebook

The spectacle lasted only 10 to 15 minutes, from around 5.50pm last evening.

Photo from @xiaxue via Instagram

Popular influencer Xiaxue also shared multiple Instagram stories featuring the rainbow-coloured clouds, which she witnessed while at a park.

Photo from @xiaxue via Instagram

This magical scene brings us a glimmer of hope in the trying time of COVID-19. Hopefully things will get better and we can eradicate the virus in time to come.

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Text by: GirlStyle SG