A rainbow surprised the people of Lima this Sunday, June 14, a few days after the official start of the winter season in our country, after a surprising garúa that was reported in various districts of the capital.
A rainbow surprised the people of Lima this Sunday, June 14, a few days after the official start of the winter season in our country, after a surprising garúa that was reported in various districts of the capital.
On his social networks the meteorology specialist Abraham Levy attributed this phenomenon, totally atypical in a season that should be foggy and the usual clouds, to the Coastal Child.
Users on digital platforms reported the sighting from points as diverse as Miraflores, San Juan de Lurigancho, La Molina, Surquillo, Ate, Cercado de Lima and San Isidro, generating a wave of reactions.
A rainbow is produced by the interaction between light and suspended water. The visible result is a set of colored concentric arcs. This figure appears when light from a distant source, such as the Sun, passes through water droplets and is reflected in the opposite direction to the light source.
Although it is seen as a semicircle, the rainbow is actually in the shape of a complete circle. However, the Earth’s surface limits vision from the ground.
It should be noted that the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (Senamhi) had reported that Lime and Callao They would present an increase in daytime temperatures and sunshine during this weekend, with little cloudiness towards midday that will increase the levels of ultraviolet radiation in the capital.
For this Sunday the 14th the maximum was 26°C. In West Lima and the Callao The thermometers marked values between 21°C and 25°C with overcast skies in the morning that changed to clear in the afternoon.
