Your weather - Your shots: Stormy start to 2024 and nacreous clouds

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A strong contrast in

Lowestoft

, Suffolk as showers arrive to dampen the sunrise.

A fresh year was kicked off with a bang thanks to Storm Henk, and the week was captured across the UK and Ireland by our users.

Not only did we see the first named storm of the year just days into January, but the arrival of nacreous clouds at the end of 2023 also saw many of you send in the mystical looking formations.

Why nacreous clouds graced our skiesread more

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Your weather - Your shots: Stormy start to 2024 and nacreous clouds

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