In pictures: Colourful sunrises over chilly vistas

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Image source, BBC Weather Watcher Alison Treacher
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Purple hues in the sky sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Alison Treacher in Gosport, Hampshire.
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BBC Weather Watcher Stewski snapped the dramatic sunrise over Pangbourne Meadow in Berkshire.
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Anne Pickering and Betty the Greyhound snapped the fiery sky over Whitchurch, Oxfordshire.
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BBC Weather Watcher Alex captured the orange sunrise mirrored in the water at Henley-on-Thames.
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Shades of orange, pink, and purple filled the sky in Fordingbridge, captured by BBC Weather Watcher Bramble and Beach.
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BBC Weather Watcher Hang Ross sent in this stunning icy shot taken in Lyndhurst, New Forest, as the sun rose.
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A golden sky over the icy shoreline at Swanage in Dorset captured by BBC Weather Watcher Bubbles.
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The orange sunrise reflecting in the water at Poole snapped by BBC Weather Watcher scuddingcloud.
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Frost-covered grass along the waterside in Portchester, Hampshire, with the Portsmouth skyline in the distance as the sun rises sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Bob.
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A crisp frost as the sun rises casting a bright orange glow across the sky in Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, sent in by BBC Weather Watcher Mrs Mc.

6 January 2026

Early risers have been out capturing the beauty of the cold snap in the glow of the sunrise in the south.

Benson in Oxfordshire had the lowest temperature overnight in the south region, recording -9.9C, Otterbourne plummeted to -8.2C and Bournemouth Airport to -8.5C.

Here's a selection of pictures from BBC Weather Watchers.

Met Office weather warnings of snow and ice remain in place in many areas.

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