At first the sunset seemed fairly ordinary with the sun just barely peeking through the clouds as it dropped to the horizon.

Then I happened to glance to the east to find a jaw-dropping 180° rainbow. How often does this happen?

Meanwhile, the view to the west kept getting better. The sky turned yellow:

And then turned red, with even a hint of purple:

If you were stuck inside Friday evening, you missed what was probably the best sunset of the year -- maybe even longer.

Hurricane Ida

The only interesting thing on the weather map today is Hurricane Ida, now menacing Nicaragua. Ida will weaken and possibly dissipate as it travels through Central America, but one of the computer models suggests that Ida could move north into the Gulf of Mexico and strengthen somewhat before crashing into the Louisiana coast. Oh joy! If the system holds together and doesn't veer off track, it could possibly impact our weather next week.

Still need your opinion for our winter storm naming convention

It looks like we're going with another season of "The Simpsons" unless the voting shifts soon: