Your pictures: Dramatic red sunset lights county

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Jamie Cooper observed the "striking" sunset from his home in Northamptonshire on Sunday evening
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Weather Watcher Alfie Coe caught the sun just before it dipped below the horizon in Irthlingborough
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Smoke from wildfires in north America brought a red hue to skies above Northamptonshire
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The unusual hues should continue until Monday
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Because the smoke was high up, there was deemed to be no risk to people's health

19 August 2024

People living in Northamptonshire captured striking images of a dramatic sunset over the county on Sunday evening.

Smoke from wildfires in north America resulted in spectacular vivid colours to sunsets and sunrises across the UK.

The unusual hues should continue until later on Monday, when more unsettled weather will begin to disperse the smoke in the upper atmosphere.

Because the smoke is high up, there is no risk to people's health and the haze is expected to have moved on by Tuesday morning.

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