LIGHTNING UNDER A SKY FULL OF PRISM COLORS

 LIGHTNING UNDER A SKY FULL OF PRISM COLORS 

For a few seconds, the storm becomes a light show.

The lightning is from a strong thundercloud building electrical charge and releasing it in multiple strikes. The rainbow “patches” happen when bright light passes through tiny water droplets or ice crystals in the storm’s edges—creating iridescence (a prism effect) inside thin cloud layers. When the storm is deep and the light source is intense, the colors can pop in different spots at once.

This kind of dramatic combo can appear in coastal storm zones..like eastern Australia (Sydney area)—where humid air, big thunderclouds, and breaking sunlight can overlap in the same scene.