Following the recent spell of wet weather, the striking phenomenon could be seen in stark contrast to grey clouds hanging over Portsmouth yesterday afternoon (October 26) – and some of our readers got in touch to share their pictures of it.
More wet weather is set to dominate this weekend, as the Met Office has issued a severe rain warning for the Portsmouth area.
Here are 7 stunning picture’s of yesterday’s rainbow, as seen from Portsmouth and Gosport.
![The rainbow as captured by Goutham Adithya.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE0Nzg4YjBkLTE1MjItNDNkNy1hZmJmLWFjMTc4MDE5ZTc5ODpkZmZiNjE3ZC00YWRkLTQ5ZmQtOGI0OS0wYjQ4NTdkNDgwYzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Rainbow over Portsmouth
The rainbow as captured by Goutham Adithya. Photo: Goutham Adithya
![The rainbow over Portsmouth Harbour, as photographed by Alison Treacher.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdiZDg2OWNlLWY4MjItNGQ4NS04ODYxLWY5NWJkZThmZDFhOTowZjkzMjM3YS0xMTE0LTQ3NjUtYjdkYy1kYzRjNDFmMDg1Mjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. The rainbow over Portsmouth
The rainbow over Portsmouth Harbour, as photographed by Alison Treacher. Photo: Alison Treacher
![The rainbow as seen from the Spinnaker Tower by Rayne Caven.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmRmM2VhN2Y5LTA0NzQtNGY1OS1iZTNiLWE1NDJhYWQyN2M5Nzo0MmM1N2ZiMi1kOTcwLTQ1NDQtOWIwYi1iNzdmNWExMGY5ZmM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Rainbow over Portsmouth
The rainbow as seen from the Spinnaker Tower by Rayne Caven. Photo: Rayne Caven
![The rainbow over Portsmouth.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFhMDJiODlmLTY3Y2EtNDE3NS1iNDMxLTM0NjVmZmI3ODAxYzowYzhjZmY5Yi1lZTE5LTQxOGUtODVlMC1iYWFlNzVjNjc5NjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)