If you or your family are planning on moving to Memphis this summer, you may be in for some sporadic and wild Memphis weather! Although fascinating, Memphis movers want you to be prepared for the uncommon conditions the weather may bring this season.
Here are 3 weather events that Meteorologist Andrew Kozak says you may experience this season after moving to Memphis:
- Fire Rainbows – Just as the name suggests, this weather event looks like a rainbow that has been lit on fire. The flames of rainbow color are caused by the sun shining though extremely high cirrus clouds that are high in ice-crystal content. Because of the shape of the cirrus clouds the sun is shining through, it creates a rainbow in the shape of flames.
- Sun Dogs – If you are moving to Memphis this summer, keep your eye peeled for this uncommon weather event that most likely occurs when the sun is setting. While the sun is low on the horizon, it can appear to have a halo around it. Sun dogs are an effect of ice crystals in the atmosphere around the sun. The ice crystals cause light to bend around the sun, therefore creating a halo around it.
- Green Rays – While watching a sunrise or sunset from your new home, Memphis movers suggest looking out for a ray or flash of green light that only lasts a few seconds. This green glow located on the top of a sunrise or sunset is caused by refraction (or the bending of light).