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Your weather - Your shots: A battle of rainbows and auroras

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19 November 2023

Your weather - Your shots
A battle of rainbows and auroras

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Twin rainbows lit the skies over Higham, Lancashire. - © Pat Hickey

The UK and Ireland have been treated to a rollercoaster of weather in recent weeks, here's a snippet of what we've seen!

Aurora displays were visible at lower latitudes over the past two weeks thanks to a rise in solar activity. The magical sights were captured by many Weather & Radar users, check out the scenes at the link below.

Aurora captured across the UKread more

If you want to get involved and appear here next week, simply tap the camera icon in the app or use our dedicated uploads with separate areas for those in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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