Sunbreak

A sunbreak is a natural phenomenon in which sunlight obscured over a relatively large area penetrates the obscuring material in a localized space. The typical example is of sunlight shining through a hole in cloud cover. A sunbreak piercing clouds normally produces a visible shaft of light reflected by atmospheric dust, called a sunbeam. Another form of sunbreak occurs when sunlight passes into an area otherwise shadowed by surrounding large buildings through a gap temporarily aligned with the position of the sun.

For the Seattle online newspaper, see The SunBreak.
The sunlight shining through these clouds in England is an example of sunbreak.

The word is considered by some to have origins in Pacific Northwest English.[1]

In art

Artists such as cartoonists and filmmakers often use sunbreak to show protection or relief being brought upon an area of land by God or a receding storm.

References
  1. Reid Champagne (February 8, 2013), "Solar neighborhood projects shine in 'sunbreak' Seattle", The Seattle Times, retrieved 2013-05-29, [I]n this part of the world...sunshine is more frequently reported as “sunbreaks.”
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