Around midnight best time to see dramatic meteor shower, forecasters say

As the skies turn dark during Saturday evening and into the early hours of Sunday morning, up to 100 shooting stars could be seen an hour

A dramatic meteor shower is set to occur on Saturday evening (Danny Lawson/PA)

Around midnight is the “best time” to see a dramatic meteor shower in the UK, forecasters say.

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the highlights of the year for many sky gazers due to its high hourly rate and bright meteors, caused by the Earth slamming into the debris left behind by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle in July and August every year.