Can a rainbow form with snow as opposed to rain?

Yes, snow absolutely can form a rainbow, but since the snow crystals are of a lot more complicated shape compared to a rainbow, you can get all sorts of interesting effects. read more

Yes, snow absolutely can form a rainbow, but since the snow crystals are of a lot more complicated shape compared to a rainbow, you can get all sorts of interesting effects. This picture is of a ‘parhelion’, where the snow is falling between the vantage point in the picture and the sun. read more

A rainbow will only form in front of you when the sun is directly behind you. If you can see the colours near the sun you are not looking at a rainbow. There are various different halo phenomena, the most common being the 22° halo which is a ring round the sun or the moon. read more