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In pictures: Fiery sunsets and UFO-like clouds

Bletheration/BBC Weather Watchers The red sky is reflected in water below. It is a rural landscape of fields and trees.Bletheration/BBC Weather Watchers
A fiery scene at Bridge of Gaur, Perth and Kinross.

BBC Weather Watchers have been treated this week to red skies at night in the mornings - and unusual cloud formations.

Lenticular clouds could be seen widely across Scotland over the past few days.

The clouds form when the air is stable and winds blow across hills and mountains from a similar direction at different heights through the troposphere, according to the Met Office.

They often resemble UFO flying saucers.

Hilly/BBC Weather Watchers Fluffy clumps of red clouds over a rural landscape. The sky on the horizon is a dark yellow.Hilly/BBC Weather Watchers
Penicuik in Midlothian was among the places to enjoy dramatic sunsets and sunrises.
jenny fi the rigg/BBC Weather Watchers The cloud glows an orange-pink above industrial buildings that are behind a tall wire fence.jenny fi the rigg/BBC Weather Watchers
Several Weather Watchers spotted this cloud from Edinburgh.
Colmc/BBC Weather Watchers The cloud glows an orange-pink above industrial buildings that are behind a tall wire fence.Colmc/BBC Weather Watchers
Another picture of the eye-catching cloud spotted from Edinburgh.
Skywatcher/BBC Weather Watchers Long lines of cloud glow pink and red.Skywatcher/BBC Weather Watchers
Haddington, East Lothian.
farm outlook/BBC Weather Watchers Pink clouds above farm buildings.farm outlook/BBC Weather Watchers
Kilmacolm in Inverclyde.
RonbythLoch/BBC Weather Watchers The cloud appears as layers stacked on top of one another and are pale pink and blue.RonbythLoch/BBC Weather Watchers
Lenticular clouds pictured from Aviemore.
iolaire/BBC Weather Watchers Two Bernese dogs sit in a big grassy field with leaves scattered across it. The sky above the dogs is pink and blue.iolaire/BBC Weather Watchers
Two dogs wait patiently for a photo in Tain, Easter Ross.
The Dubs/BBC Weather Watchers Pink fluffy clouds above rooftops and trees.The Dubs/BBC Weather Watchers
Forres in Moray.
Hadi/BBC Weather Watchers The sun is low in the sky and illuminates a wet country road that runs between fields. There are fluffy clouds in the sky.Hadi/BBC Weather Watchers
Midlem in the Scottish Borders.
Wellibobs/BBC Weather Watchers Clouds glowing red and pink above a wind farm. The sky along the horizon is a dark yellow.Wellibobs/BBC Weather Watchers
Whitehills in Aberdeenshire.
MrsK/BBC Weather Watchers A dog sits nicely as it looks off into the distance. The sky behind the dog is bright with the colours of pink, orange and purple.MrsK/BBC Weather Watchers
A Weather Watcher's dog poses for a picture in Stirling.
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