Rarely seen cloud iridescence spotted over WA's Wheatbelt to the delight of Goomalling locals

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Rarely seen cloud iridescence spotted over WA's Wheatbelt to the delight of Goomalling locals
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A perfect storm of conditions sees a unique weather phenomenon form above a Wheatbelt town, lasting for a few fleeting minutes.

A rarely seen cloud iridescence has appeared briefly above a small Wheatbelt town, delighting residents lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the colourful optical phenomenon.The Bureau of Meteorology says the rainbow-like clouds occur when sunlight diffracts off water or ice crystals in the skyJenni Shaw was at her family owned business in Goomalling, 130 kilometres north-east of Perth, when a staff member received a text message instructing them to look at the sky.

"We all went out the front and had a look and there was some bright, rainbow-type clouds in the sky that we hadn't seen before," she said."But we were a bit like 'why is that like that? Should we still be outside looking or not?'."Jessica Lingard from the Bureau of Meteorology said rainbow clouds, known as cloud iridescence, form in the same way as rainbows; when sunlight diffracts off water or ice crystals in the sky.

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