John Austin from Gosport took this beautiful Trafalgar Day rainbow falling on HMS Queen Elizabeth.John Austin from Gosport took this beautiful Trafalgar Day rainbow falling on HMS Queen Elizabeth.
John Austin from Gosport took this beautiful Trafalgar Day rainbow falling on HMS Queen Elizabeth.

12 stunning photos of rainbows over Portsmouth

IT’S been a funny old week of weather in Portsmouth.

In some moments we’ve been treated to periods of cool but welcome October sunshine.

But in others we’ve been battered by heavy winds and rain, not to mention the gloomy pre-6pm sunsets.

Thankfully where rain and sun combine there is some good news – a rainbow – and you’ve captured plenty of them.

Here’s a collection of some the lovely rainbow photos you’ve taken in the Portsmouth area over the past week.

They’re all signs of hope – but which one is your favourite?

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Thankfully where rain and sun combine there is some good news – a rainbow – and you’ve captured plenty of them.

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