How to find a rainbow? Ask Xinjiang

Weather forecasters seek to add joy to people's lives through color

A meteorological bureau in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans to issue rainbow forecasts to the public starting in June next year after it has found a way to predict the beautiful meteorological phenomenon in the area. The "rainbow hunters" of the bureau hope the new element of weather forecasting will add more color to people's lives.

"We've been working hard to collect enough data as we've studied the pattern of rainbow appearances since May 2017," said Wang Yuan, deputy chief of the meteorological bureau of Zhaosu county, Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, and the leader of the seven rainbow hunters. "The internal trial has been a popular success."