This past Sunday New Yorkers (who were lucky enough to look out their windows) witnessed a truly magical sight: a stunning double rainbow.
It occurred around 6 p.m., just after some scattered showers hit in the area.
And it wasn’t just the two (!) rainbows — the fact that it happened around sunset and there were clouds in the sky made for a totally dreamlike atmosphere, creating one of the most beautiful skies we’ve likely ever seen. Fiery pinks and light blues mixed together to create a heavenly and probably once-in-a-lifetime sight.
Though there’s nothing like it in person (so hopefully you got to see it!), here are some of the most stunning moments of Sunday’s sky captured by New Yorkers on film:
Full blown freaking rainbow right now in NYC 🌈 😍 pic.twitter.com/5NrHk7vRfM
— Lisa Xu (@lisaaxu) October 17, 2021
Just witnessed the most incredible rainbow & sunset. NYC stopped in it’s tracks and I heard so many gasps as I walked around. 🌈 #nyc pic.twitter.com/lPNfMOlj8X
— Anthony Dominic (@alloveranthony) October 17, 2021
The rainbow that just appeared over NYC is insane @NY1 @NY1weather pic.twitter.com/gB3gVVxrmb
— Tessa Juliette (@tessa_juliette) October 17, 2021
NYC timeline cleanser. pic.twitter.com/PDZJmZ5M0g
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) October 17, 2021
A friend just sent me this unfiltered photo of double rainbows over the East River. NYC: you love to surprise me. pic.twitter.com/ZXKdVJzblZ
— Jiayang Fan (@JiayangFan) October 17, 2021
Seeing a lot of photos of the rainbow in NYC right now. pic.twitter.com/306SPTvfNQ
— Brannon McAllister (@brannonmc) October 17, 2021
Tonight's rainbow over the West Village #NYC pic.twitter.com/xBpEuI7XGc
— Max Guliani (@maximusupinNYc) October 17, 2021
saw the best rainbow in nyc today. 🌈✨ pic.twitter.com/XmjSE7IGq2
— @nicolenxcxle (@nicolenxcxle) October 18, 2021