Hunter’s Moon lights up the skies: British landmarks are lit up by autumn phenomenon before rain causes miserable Monday morning commute for South East

• Hunter’s Moon so named because October was traditionally when game was hunted having been fattened 
• The full moon rose at 6.28pm last night, reached peak illumination at 9.54pm and set at 7.43am this morning
• Heavy rain fell over South East England this morning but it will be a sunny day later on with 17C (62F) highs

Britons got a chance to see the beautiful Hunter’s Moon overnight with good visibility across the country leading to a spectacular sight for many.

The Hunter’s Moon – so named because October was traditionally when game was hunted having been fattened ahead of winter – rose at 6.28pm last night, reached peak illumination at 9.54pm and set at 7.43am this morning.

Photographers captured the full moon on camera over the likes of Weymouth in Dorset, Tilbury in Essex, Dunsden in Oxfordshire, Rivington Pike in Lancashire and London City Airport.

The Hunter’s Moon set as heavy downpours fell over parts of South East England this morning causing a miserable Monday commute for many – although the rain will clear later on to leave a sunny day with 17C (62F) highs.

The full Hunter’s Moon is seen early this morning surrounding by fast moving thick clouds at Dunsden in Oxfordshire

The full Hunter’s Moon rises over the Portland Breakwater Fort near Weymouth in Dorset yesterday evening

The Hunter’s Moon rises behind a tree across farmland in rural Essex at West Tilbury yesterday evening

The October full moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, rises over London City Airport as a plane comes into land last night

The Hunter’s Moon rises over Rivington Pike in Lancashire as people across the country get to enjoy the spectacular sight

But there will still be a fresh breeze across the country, and blustery showers will affect some north-western areas of the UK with some of these potentially heavy, especially over Scotland where it will stay windy.

Forecasters then expect a north-south divide this evening, with the south set to be clear and northern areas experiencing thick cloud – but it will be a mostly dry night for the UK with only a few showers in Scotland.

Tomorrow will be a mostly dry and fine day in England and Wales, although there could be a chance for some light rain in Scotland and Northern Ireland. There will also be some isolated sunny spells but mostly cloudy.

A band of very wet weather and heavy cloud will then move across the UK throughout Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday could be drier for the south of England, but the rest of Britain will be wet.

People attempt to shelter during heavy rain on London Bridge this morning during a miserable commute to work

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