In Pictures: Rainbow clouds captured on camera in the south

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.

The vivid clouds over the Dorchester bypass in Oxfordshire

BBC Weather Watcher johnp snapped the rainbow-coloured clouds over West Hanney

The spectacular sight taken from Toot Balden

The clouds seen here over Headington form far above our normal clouds at heights of 20km

The cloud seen from Radcliffe Square, Oxford

Over Compton, West Berkshire captured by BBC Weather Watcher Chlo

A beautiful rainbow cloud seen above Didcot

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