Fairbanks’s recent mornings in the minus 30s Fahrenheit may be extending local residents’ winter fatigue, but there are some rewards that come with cold, clear skies. Sundogs are two colorful bursts ...
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Weather Words: Light Pillar

What look like light sabers or giant spotlights shooting straight up in the sky, light pillars are one of the most ...
Viewers sent in photos of light pillars spotted in Madison late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. These stunning displays are typically only spotted during the winter. The pillars are caused ...
WDAY-TV/WDAZ-TV -- Over the past few weeks, we have received several photos of light pillars from around the area. But how exactly do they form? On cold winter nights, when plate shaped ice crystals ...