HAVE you wondered why the sun seems 'weak' and the sky had a strange hue yesterday?
The strange hue and dull sun is due to Saharan dust spreading across the south of England.
A Met Office spokesperson said: "There is a layer of Saharan dust high in the atmosphere – at around 4,000 to 6000 metres.
"This is unlikely to fall to the ground over the UK but is impeding the suns rays a little today and making the sun seem ‘weak’."
If you live in the south of the UK you maybe wondering why the sky has a strange hue this morning
— Met Office (@metoffice) April 1, 2021
This is #SaharanDust which can even be seen of the latest visible satellite picture pic.twitter.com/lHHtpgCRNa
The national weather service explains that Saharan dust is a mixture of sand and dust from the North African desert, which has been blown into the sky by strong winds.
When winds in the upper atmosphere are blowing north, the dust can be carried as far as the UK.
Saharan dust reportedly happens several times a year in the UK when large storms in the Sahara coincide with southerly wind patterns.
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