text: if all the raindrops in the sky make contact with the suns rays why aren't there lots of rainbows in the sky? i know that the suns rays break apart when hit by raindrops and make rainbows so why doesn't it make lots of small rainbows? by euan stuart age 10 the veiwing angle is important and because we are low down, we are unable to see the effect, also water droplets in clouds diffuse the light which is why we do not see rainbows in fog