(CNN) As Storm Lorenzo approaches the UK, parts of England woke up to a dramatic and colorful sunrise, as several photos posted on social media Thursday morning show.

The former hurricane is nearing from the west , bringing high clouds over the region, according to CNN Weather's Monica Garrett.

These clouds along with the low sun at dawn make a picturesque morning, she added.

Parts of northern UK saw temperatures dipping to around 2 degrees Celsius (35.6 degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday morning as a cool spell griped the area ahead of Lorenzo, Garrett said.

Angelika Smith snapped spectacular photos of the sunrise in Churchover near Rugby, Warwickshire. "Crunchy underfoot and completely still. 2 degrees at 7am," she tweeted.

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