In pictures: Strange clouds that followed Storm Amy

Wavy grey clouds appear in the sky over a hilly, rocky landscape.Image source, Martainn/BBC Weather Watchers
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"Very surreal, rare asperitas clouds flowing above Beinn Chlachach, Arnisdale, in the wild weather after Storm Amy," said BBC Weather Watcher Martainn.

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Last weekend's Storm Amy caused power cuts, brought down trees and damaged sub-sea internet cables to Shetland and Tiree.

In the wake of the storm, unusual clouds were spotted from parts of Scotland.

BBC Weather Watchers captured some of the scenes on Monday.

Wavy dark grey clouds appear in the sky over mountains and a loch in the Highlands.Image source, Ingrid/BBC Weather Watchers
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Clouds similar to asperitas were also seen from Lochcarron.

Striking asperitas formations were among the clouds spotted.

The Met Office describes them as a new and rare cloud type that look like "rippling ocean waves in the sky".

It also said why these clouds form remains a mystery, external, but it is thought their appearance is associated with thunderstorms.

The Met Office added: "What is clear, however, is that atmospheric conditions must be unstable to form a wavy cloud base like that seen with asperitas."

BBC Weather Watcher Martainn pictured asperitas from Arnisdale, in the west Highlands, on Monday evening.

Similar formations were seen from Lochcarron, also in the Highlands.

A long, dark blue/grey cloud over a block of flats in Inverness.
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Inverness was also treated to some unusual looking clouds on Monday night.

In parts of north east Scotland, there were double rainbows and some dramatic sunsets.

A spectrum of colours appears like a ball leaving a rainbow trail behind it. The spectacle appears over a rural landscape of fields and commercial forestry.Image source, Doric/BBC Weather Watchers
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BBC Weather Watcher Doric took this picture from Colpy in Aberdeenshire.

A double rainbow in an orange evening sky over Aberdeenshire.Image source, Laird Turner of Fochel/BBC Weather Watchers
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A double rainbow lights up the evening sky over Tarves in Aberdeenshire.

An orange evening sky at Oldmeldrum in Aberdeen. A passenger plane can be seen coming into land at Aberdeen Airport, which is out of view, while a car passes on a road in the foreground.Image source, County Lass/BBC Weather Watchers
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An atmospheric scene in a picture taken by BBC Weather Watcher County Lass.

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