Sun pillar graced the sky to start a cold day in Orleans County
MEDINA – Robyn Ottaviano took this photo of a striking sun pillar this morning in Medina when it was it was frigid with temperatures struggling to get in the teens.
Sun pillars are a vertical, glowing column of light that extend above or below the sun. A sun pillar is an optical phenomenon caused when sunlight reflects off hexagonal ice crystals. It needs to be cold with the sun low on the horizon, either a sunrise or sunset.
The temps will warm up beginning on Tuesday with a high of 36, followed by highs of 44 on Wednesday and Thursday, 48 on Friday and 64 on Saturday.
