Wales weather: Your photos as the skies light up

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Brecon Beacons Credit: Karl McCarthy

Skies across much of Wales were a wash of colour last night, as the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights put on a major display!

Whilst it's not unusual for northern parts of Wales to be treated to such a vivid show, the colours were clear as far south as the Brecon Beacons and the Cambrian Mountains, which is a rare! And if you missed them last night, it seems that we could be treated to more tonight.

The pink, green, yellow and reds occur when charged particles from solar winds collie with molecules in the Earth's upper atmosphere! It sounds complicated, but the results are spectacular!

Here are some of your photographs:

Aurora over Anglesey Credit: Don Cardy
Anglesey skies Credit: Anthony Ward
Brecon Beacons Credit: Paul Barrett
Snowdonia Eryri Credit: Chris Parry
Keepers Pond on the Blorenge Credit: @Blaenavonphotos
The Cambrian Mountains Credit: Dafydd Wyn Morgan
Anglesey skies Credit: Hannah Jos

Would you like your photographs to be featured in the ITV Wales weather forecasts both on air and online? Please send them to wales@itv.com.