Spectacularly intense double rainbow, brilliant sunset ends day of rain in Vancouver (PHOTOS)
Spectacular double rainbows followed by a jaw-droppingly beautiful fiery red, purple and pink sunset? This was probably not something Vancouverites were expecting to see earlier this evening after a gloomy and cold day of heavy rain.
Environment Canada’s forecast called for a risk of lightning and thunder in the evening, but it did not materialize.
As the sun was setting, it breached light under the thick cloud cover that was hovering and dumping rain over the region, causing the rainbows and brilliant sunset.
While cooler temperatures and wet weather was experienced throughout the day, summer has not disappeared. Five consecutive days of sunny and warmer weather in the low-20s is expected, beginning tomorrow until the end of the weekend.
The D-Rainbow in coal harbour. #vancouver #rainbow #doublerainbow pic.twitter.com/REfFARJkLw
— Dillon Burroughs (@DillBurroughs) September 3, 2014
Once again, that double #rainbow @PortMetroVan Beautiful evening #TasteTheRainbow #vancouver @VancityBuzz pic.twitter.com/peIcIfuQ57 — Bangs (@PitchRyder) September 3, 2014
#Vancouver #rainbow #lovethiscity pic.twitter.com/oM14sBUcgk — Eric Floyd (@EricFloydActor) September 3, 2014
Awesome rainbow and sky over #vancouver right now pic.twitter.com/s5v2OyFcSF
— Cam Bancroft (@cambanc) September 3, 2014
Holy crap this is awesome!!! A full rainbow from my window!! 😮 never seen this before 😮 stoked. #vancouver #rain pic.twitter.com/CNK9OWQI2z
— Amancay Nahuelpan (@annbonline) September 3, 2014
Prettiest #rainbow over Vancouver #vancity #yaletown pic.twitter.com/Kj91TSOdFz — Sepi Mo (@sepimo) September 3, 2014
It appears you’ll find the gold at the port and over by the Sun Tower! #RAINBOW #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/g3nq7aVGGS — Vancouver Lookout (@VanLookout) September 3, 2014
Found a rainbow over @FairmontVan on #AlberniStreet #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/WlmI7uZF2g — Shelley Hayashi (@shelleyhayashi) September 3, 2014
Today’s rainbow. #westend #yvr #vancouver #buddhify pic.twitter.com/MHAT5aEwL6 — Diana Villarreal (@Red0711) September 3, 2014
Rainbow in #vancouver#chevron#potofgold pic.twitter.com/r40Res6jE6 — George Rossi (@rossi_george) September 3, 2014
Other end of the rainbow! #Vancouver pic.twitter.com/lhyq4PyQH1 — Vancouver Weather (@vancityweather) September 3, 2014
Rainbow!! #rainbow @bcplace #yaletown #vancouver pic.twitter.com/Y2xzlED5kT
— Daniel Gleiberman (@gleiberkid) September 3, 2014
Double rainbow all the way!! Brilliant colours happening now over #Vancouver after the storms… Let’s see your pics! pic.twitter.com/Am6EJUkjPq
— Johanna Wagstaffe (@JWagstaffe) September 3, 2014
Beautiful #rainbow from the 20th floor in #downtown #Vancouver Vancouver sure is #awesome 😉 pic.twitter.com/AKPERcPQFj
— Naji (@NajiShahla) September 3, 2014
#Vancouver, Checkout this intense rainbow over @WestinBayshore! Enjoying it with @RossGStrachan @jonsco00 pic.twitter.com/QL1i1vj3jE
— Rikki / Julius Reque (@travelfox) September 3, 2014
@HarbourAirLtd seaplanes are at the end of the #vancouver rainbow. @VIAwesome pic.twitter.com/mpEx5ciUrL
— Lee Lipton (@LJLipton) September 3, 2014
Another season, another crazy rainbow over dt #vancouver. pic.twitter.com/fv5HujXood
— Chris Corday (@cbcerchris) September 3, 2014
Leaving downtown for East Van after 10 years. The city said goodbye with a double rainbow. #vancouver pic.twitter.com/WMspiezbig
— Maurice (@Maurice) September 3, 2014
Beautiful rainbow over Vancouver @CBCVancouver pic.twitter.com/GmLLxb10Mz
— Dee Sangha (@dee_sangha) September 3, 2014
The view from home this evening of the impressive Vancouver rainbow pic.twitter.com/JUSpUqRJVJ
— Joseph Clift (@josephclift) September 3, 2014
#rainbow #yvr #vancouver pic.twitter.com/xHujxNj5z0
— lin andre nathan (@lin_cheng_fa) September 3, 2014
After a day of heavy rain, the clouds part to give us a huge double #rainbow before sunset / #vancouver #photo pic.twitter.com/jciaq8dO8f
— Steve Pell (@Pellvetica) September 3, 2014
Feature Image: @kimmyr via Instagram
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