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Are there any myths, legends, or folktales which explain the origins of the phenonemon in more detail?

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[edit] Causes

Can anyone provide more detail on the meteorlogical causes of sunshowers? This article is more like a language article than a weather article. Jokermage 13:53, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

  • "'Sun shower' is not a meteorological term but it is widely used in the community. The nature of showers coming from cumuliform clouds means that often the sun can be seen while the rain is falling. If this happens when the sun is low in the sky in the early morning or late afternoon, turn your back to the sun and admire the rainbow in front of you. Rainbows can only be seen when the sun is below 42° above the horizon. The largest rainbows are seen close to sunset or sunrise when the sun is right on the horizon." from Weather Terms. Jokermage 14:02, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

The Sun shower article is a stub with some detail that is not present in this article. Jokermage 13:53, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

Done Nik42 08:51, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article picture

Flower after a sunshower
Flower after a sunshower

I'd like to propose this image for the article.

It's nice enough. If you can find a suitable one, however, perhaps a picture of the rain coming down from the sky would be better?
Misterstark 10:14, 4, August, 2006 (UTC)
I found some nice, suitably-licensed ones on flickr, showing raindrops and sunshine in the same photograph. They're in the article. -Kieran 15:13, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Commercial Sunshowers

Can someone find some more info on the Sentavi Sunshower? The OhGizmo! link links to their site, which is apparently NSFW (Is that grounds for not linking to it from here? I don't think it is but if anyone's certain, please add the official link). This is a sun shower that will turn into a thunderstorm or even a tornado!!!!

Misterstark 10:14, 4, August, 2006 (UTC)

[edit] wtf

What idiot wrote this article? It doesn't talk about sunshowers at all, only alternative names for it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by ChristopherArmstrong (talk • contribs) 10 October 2006.

[edit] Deleted unattributed statements

I deleted some uncited and erroneous statements about non-US synonyms/sayings re sunshowers. Most of them appear to have been quoted (possibly second-hand) from the writings of a linguist, Professor Bert Vaux, on an academic webpage that no longer exists. In September, Vaux will send me cites to his written work, and an URL if he puts it back online at his current academic posting. Meanwhile, if I have time, I'll dig through JSTOR but I hate doing that, since users without university i.d. usually can't get into that database (unless their local public library has an account and they know how to get into it). I'll put them back as soon as I get an accurate copy which can be accurately cited. -- Lisasmall 23:23, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] kitsune (fox) 's marriage =

From Edict http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html 狐の嫁入り 【きつねのよめいり】 (n) rain shower while the sun shines

http://www.languagehat.com/archives/000938.php

Also mentioned in the Wikipedia kitsune article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.25.51.27 (talk) 16:10:14, August 19, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Devil is beating his wife"

My mother explained the phrase "the devil is beating his wife" this way: The devil is Lucifer, derived from Latin, "light bearer." The rain, of course, represents his wife's tears. I have no source for this other than mom, and mom would qualify as "original research" so I can't put it in the article. I thought someone reading this page might be interested in her explanation, so I've added it here.Typing Monkey - (type to me) 00:44, 9 November 2007 (UTC)