– These are mother-of-pearl clouds and it is quite unusual for them to be seen this far south in the country. More common in the north, says Jannicke Geitskaret, meteorologist at SVT.
Mother-of-pearl clouds are usually seen at dawn or dusk and usually far north and during winter.
– They form at 20-30 km height in the atmosphere and it needs to be below minus 75 degrees. Then the air at a lower altitude must also be clear and clean for the clouds to be visible with their beautiful colors.
Many people noticed the beautiful clouds, including Eva Möller who fished out the camera at road 288 on Saturday afternoon and sent these pictures:
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