The skies above Malta and Gozo were a glorious riot of colour on Tuesday.
Loads of you were quick to share snaps of the vibrant double rainbows which appeared above the Maltese Islands.
There may be no such thing as a pot of gold, but it was a great way start to the day for thousands of commuters heading to work.
The magnificent double rainbows appeared in the gloomy skies over Malta and Gozo after stormy weather brought heavy rain on Tuesday morning.
The skies eventually cleared for a while, giving rise to the spectacular weather phenomenon.
Here’s a selection of your best rainbow photos from Tuesday morning.
Marsalforn by Joseph Zammit
Xlendi by Janina Gatt
Gharb by Andrea Muscat
Xemxija by Anna Zalewska
Qawra by Salt Sand and Sunshine
St Paul’s Bay by Catherine Learmount
Coast Road by Stefan Sciberras
Victoria by Francesca Camilleri
Luqa by Lin C
Anchor Bay by Francesco Sultana
Birzebbuga by Karl Fenech
Manikata by Natasa Valderama
According to Maltese Islands Weather, rainbows appear when sunlight passes through a raindrop causing it to be refracted, or bent.
Double rainbows, also known as ‘rainbow hats’, occur when a secondary rainbow forms outside of a primary rainbow.
As light passes through a raindrop, it is refracted at different angles, displaying a bright spectrum of colours from red to violet – a rainbow.
