The Sky is Yellow

[dormouse1953]

Here in Guildford it has gone very dark and the sky has a dark yellow colour. It's a bit like it was in Spokane a couple of years ago when I was there and there were forest fires in the area. Only the air is not smoky like it was then.

Some connection to Hurricane Ophelia, I believe.


Late addition: I went out to post a letter after posting that and the sun was visible through the clouds. It was pinkish red, just like it was in Spokane.

Also there was a wall of black cloud to the south.

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[ffutures]

The sky went very dark here, with a hint of red, about 2 PM, looks like very stormy weather but it's actually fairly calm and dry. The sky to the West is VERY dark. I suspect a biggish storm is in the offing.

[dormouse1953]

Despite the darkness, no storm here and it was clear at sunset a few minutes ago.

Dust particles in the atmosphere both from the Sahara and the fires in the Iberian peninsula, according to the Indie.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

It's apparently dust from a Saharan sandstorm up in the stratosphere.