Ask the experts - Full circle rainbows, virga and undulating clouds

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At the Met Office we get sent lots of great weather-related questions via our Facebook page.

In this first 'Ask the experts' video Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern picks some of the best questions sent to us in October and explains the science behind the weather.

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