The temperatures were finally above zero, but there were still plenty of ice crystals in the sky to create a halo around the sun today.

Ice Crystal Halo

In folklore, a ring or a halo seen around the sun or the moon means precipitation is coming and since it is winter, that means more snow is on the way again!

The halos are formed by the tiny ice crystals in the high cirrus clouds that reflect the light. Halos around the moon are usually just white whereas the ones around the sun can be more colorful and sometimes look like rainbows.

Ring around the Sun