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In Pictures: Rainbow clouds captured on camera in the south

Goring photographer/BBC Weather Watchers Rainbow cloudGoring photographer/BBC Weather Watchers
BBC Weather Watcher Goring photographer captured the rarely seen clouds over Goring, Oxfordshire

Rainbow-coloured clouds have been spotted in the skies above Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

The phenomenon - called nacreous clouds - have shimmering colours that tend to be most visible at sunrise or sunset.

The clouds, large thin discs, often reflecting vivid colours, form far above our normal clouds at heights of 20km (68,500 ft) - 30km (100,000 ft).

Here are some pictures of the clouds captured by BBC Weather Watchers.

Sian Griffiths DorchesterSian Griffiths
The vivid clouds over the Dorchester bypass in Oxfordshire
johnp/BBC Weather Watcher West Hanney. Oxfordshirejohnp/BBC Weather Watcher
BBC Weather Watcher johnp snapped the rainbow-coloured clouds over West Hanney
Anne Decker Mole Inn at Toot BaldenAnne Decker
The spectacular sight taken from Toot Balden
EstherJ/BBC Weather Watcher HeadingtonEstherJ/BBC Weather Watcher
The clouds seen here over Headington form far above our normal clouds at heights of 20km
Henry Pearsall The cloud seen from Radcliffe Square, OxfordHenry Pearsall
The cloud seen from Radcliffe Square, Oxford
Chlo/BBC Weather Watcher Compton, West BerkshireChlo/BBC Weather Watcher
Over Compton, West Berkshire captured by BBC Weather Watcher Chlo
Huly/BBC Weather Watcher DidcotHuly/BBC Weather Watcher
A beautiful rainbow cloud seen above Didcot

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