A stunning double rainbow brightened up the Newcastle skyline on Monday afternoon after a day of scattered showers.
The surprise meteorological phenomenon formed over the city at around 4pm following a downpour.
Locals were on hand to capture the picturesque scene above Heaton and Shieldfield.
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The Met Office says double rainbows are formed when sunlight is reflected twice within a raindrop with the violet light that reaches the observer's eye coming from the higher raindrops and the red light from lower raindrops.
The phenomenon is actually relatively common, especially at times when the sun is low in the sky such as in the early morning or late afternoon.
According to the Met Office: “The second rainbow is fainter and more 'pastel' in tone than the primary rainbow because more light escapes from two reflections compared to one.
“The secondary rainbow is also dispersed over a wider area of the sky. It is nearly twice as wide as the primary bow.
“A key feature of double rainbows is that the colour sequence in the second rainbow is reversed, so instead of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet (ROYGBIV), the colours appear in VIBGYOR order.”
The double rainbow appeared the day before the North East was battered by torrential downpours, with we weather expected to continue throughout Tuesday.
A yellow weather warning lasting from 2am until 11.59pm on Tuesday has been issued by the Met Office , with forecasters warning of the risk of flash flooding, travel disruption and power cuts.
The warning covers all of the North of England, stretching from Northumberland all the way to Skegness.
Forecasters havr said: “Rain, heavy and persistent, will become slow moving across the region during the day.
“The rain will be accompanied by strong winds, with coastal gales, especially later in the day.
“Further outbreaks of rain this evening, before gradually clearing away eastwards into the North Sea overnight. Windy, with coastal gales. Becoming drier with some clear spells by dawn.”
But there’s good news as Wednesday is expected to be dry with sunny spells, and temperatures reaching 14C.
