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I have learned from watching your weather about sundogs and rings around the sun, but last night there was a beautiful ring around the moon. Mean anything? Not like the sun that it's going to storm? Thanks.
Jamie H.
********************************************************** Great observation! We're so glad that our viewers are picking up on all things weather and sky watching at their homes. A ring around the moon is the same thing as a ring around the sun it's called a Halo. While it's not the end of the world it does indicate there are ice crystals present in the sky.
Often, when we have high level clouds, they are moving ahead of a storm. But, sometimes you can also have high clouds associated with a storm that might be moving near by like over Idaho or Wyoming. In this case, you get the high clouds but then nothing moves in afterward which is what Jamie saw the other night.
Halos are formed from ice crystals bending the light. You can find more at this great link on the right, happy sky watching!
Answered by KSL Meteorologist Dina Freedman.
