Over the past couple of days, many will have noticed the sky turning orange and sand covering everything outside. It’s sand and dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa that has been whipped up into the upper atmosphere and travelled with the current weather systems that are funneling it over Europe. It was particularly strong in Spain, where authorities said people should wear masks and try to stay indoors. It has been turning skies fiery shades of orange, red and yellow.
You can track the sand storms using Windy.com CAMS and the Skiron Forecast below.
Windy Particulate Forecast
CAMS Particulate Forecast
Skiron Forecast
And this is a brief overview from the Met Office.