Suffolk residents were blessed with an astonishing sight last night as a pink and orange sunset lit up the sky.

The colourful sky was at its most spectacular when the sun started to set.

East Anglian Daily Times: A double rainbow lit up the skyA double rainbow lit up the sky (Image: Jenny Crook)

In some places, a double rainbow was visible and resembled something out of a movie against the pink backdrop.

East Anglian Daily Times: This was the sky in Claydon last nightThis was the sky in Claydon last night (Image: Lee Hayes)

It capped a weekend of dramatic weather in Suffolk, with the county recording the highest temperature in the UK on Friday and then saw thunderstorms on Saturday.

East Anglian Daily Times: This was the view in IpswichThis was the view in Ipswich (Image: Sophie Lye)

East Anglian Daily Times: Framlingham was illuminated in a pink glowFramlingham was illuminated in a pink glow (Image: James Patrick)

East Anglian Daily Times: It was hard to distinguish the colours of the rainbow against the pink skyIt was hard to distinguish the colours of the rainbow against the pink sky (Image: Sophie Lye)

East Anglian Daily Times: Toward the coast, the sky was a vibrant orange before turning darkToward the coast, the sky was a vibrant orange before turning dark (Image: Fiona Jobson)

East Anglian Daily Times: The Union Jack stood out against the sky in WaldringfieldThe Union Jack stood out against the sky in Waldringfield (Image: Julie Kemp)

East Anglian Daily Times: The sky was a warm shade of pink in Bury St EdmundsThe sky was a warm shade of pink in Bury St Edmunds (Image: Katie Canham)