If you see this striking Earth

A tree you don't want to be under

It's something that lights the sky

And is closely followed by thunder

Dropping from the sky

More beautiful than rain

There are no two pieces

That'll never look the same

If you look up during the day

Then you will see this lit

Because it is Earth’s closest star

Around which we orbit

This natural phenomenon

Cannot be seen when it is dark

For it’s caused by light hitting rain

To create a colourful arc

I’m a breeze or a squall

A cyclone or gale

I am what is measured

On the Beaufort scale

I happen after a flash

But I'm not a photograph

You hear me in a bad storm

I am lightning's other half

I can come in three forms

But this is my solid-state

And when I’m hard enough

On me, you’re able to skate

This is something you see in the sky

You’ll need more hints though so I’ll explain

It’s sometimes fluffy and sometimes gray

And can release snow, hail or rain

This is a type of weather

A phenomenon that was

What causes the house to lift up

In the film Wizard Of Oz