Storm Brings Lucky St. Patrick's Day Rainbow to Rhode Island

Scattered thunderstorms barreled through Rhode Island on Thursday, bringing rain, strong wind gusts and a few isolated power outages.

It also delivered majestic rainbows, golden skies and a stunning sunset to many Rhode Islanders.

These photos were taken above Cranston at around 6:30 p.m.

How did the sunset look where you live? Did you see a rainbow too?

Feel free to share your pics by tweeting them to @markschieldrop or sending an email to marks@patch.com.

Here are a few others we saw on social media.

According to the National Weather Service, the threat of thunderstorms, which could bring hail and even more gusty wind, is expected to diminish tonight, mainly by 8 p.m.

There is the possibility of snow in the forecast, beginning Sunday night. The forecast models are not clear at this time and snowfall totals are difficult to predict.

A better picture of what, if any, winter storm effects will be felt on Sunday and Monday will emerge over the next two days.

Photo: Mark Schieldrop