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DeeDee
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31 March 2014 17:57:42
I haven't even noticed this and consider I'm quite Southern Britain 😊 Anyone seen any trace or is it another Daily Mail scraping the bottom story ?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2593311/Britain-covered-layer-dust-storms-carry-sand-Sahara-desert.html 
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Essan
31 March 2014 18:03:26

I haven't even noticed this and consider I'm quite Southern Britain Blushing Anyone seen any trace or is it another Daily Mail scraping the bottom story ?

Originally Posted by: DeeDee 

">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2593311/Britain-covered-layer-dust-storms-carry-sand-Sahara-desert.html



It's true, but hardly 'covered' and hardly exceptional

http://metofficenews.wordpress.com/


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Essan
31 March 2014 18:04:31

And I've not seen any here


Andy
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briggsy6
31 March 2014 18:12:36

Not another invader from overseas... UKIP must be up in arms about it - along with the European smog.


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Jonesy
31 March 2014 18:23:02

I tell ya...I was not impressed at the state of my car after overnight rain !!!


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Sevendust
31 March 2014 18:36:56

Same here but as Andy said its not that uncommon and I'm hardly digging myself out

Stewart
31 March 2014 18:39:27
Some very high air pollution levels recorded across Defra's monitoring network
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/latest/currentlevels 

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Twister
31 March 2014 19:06:48

Dusty car this morning here, and dusty again by the evening! All I need now is a camel...


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snow 2004
31 March 2014 19:17:00
Cars up here are very sandy too from the light rain earlier.
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idj20
31 March 2014 19:48:41

You can tell how poor this winter has been in terms of proper cold weather when we got to have more dust falls than snow falls.


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UncleGargy
31 March 2014 19:53:46

Disgusting stuff! The car is a mess, so is the conservatory. Will have to wash everything down at the weekend.

Essan
31 March 2014 20:00:33


You can tell how poor this winter has been in terms of proper cold weather when we got to have more dust falls than snow falls.


Originally Posted by: idj20 


 



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Medlock Vale Weather
31 March 2014 20:53:25

Some very high air pollution levels recorded across Defra's monitoring network
http://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/latest/currentlevels

Originally Posted by: Stewart 


Yes went out earlier and I can clearly smell the pollution, it's rather bad.... kind of smells like bonfire night, probably people who have asthma will be suffering. I don't live next to a busy road so this is clearly "imported" from the continent.


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DEW
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31 March 2014 21:36:44

Featured by Tomasz Schafernacker on 1035pm BBC1 weather, but he merely said you'd need to wash your car.


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Hungry Tiger
31 March 2014 22:27:45

Yeah, exactly - got loads of it.


 


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schmee
01 April 2014 05:55:29
🙂 the 1230 weatherview was a lot more informative giving the direction.
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Dingle Rob
01 April 2014 10:03:57

Noticed a covering here. All got washed away last night. Won't have to wash the car now! 

Bugglesgate
01 April 2014 10:12:36
Yep, loads here as well - mingles with fir tree pollen to make a right ol' mess on the car.


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Lionel Hutz
01 April 2014 12:24:18

Noticed alot on my garden table on Sunday evening but none since(before I heard about it in the media). Apparently, it needs to come down in fairly light rain. If the rain is heavy, it simply washes off surfaces.


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Sevendust
01 April 2014 12:45:24


Noticed alot on my garden table on Sunday evening but none since(before I heard about it in the media). Apparently, it needs to come down in fairly light rain. If the rain is heavy, it simply washes off surfaces.


Originally Posted by: Lionel Hutz 


Indeed - the high based rain that often comes with these southerlies often produces sporadic large raindrops that evaporate quickly and never really wet the ground properly so you end up with numerous dirty splodges on the car

Stormchaser
01 April 2014 19:09:13

The garden chairs actually had 'puddles' of dirt where some light rain managed to bring yet more dust and concentrate it in the middle.


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Dougie
01 April 2014 22:10:54

Air polution, including Saharan sand/dust is set to spread further over the next few days.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26844425


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Jonesy
01 April 2014 23:11:06


Air polution, including Saharan sand/dust is set to spread further over the next few days.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26844425


Originally Posted by: Dougie 


I just posted about this in the media thread, Express LOL running a story thats bit OTT but worth noting that levels are high, Meto have IMBY as a level tonight and tomorrow


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idj20
02 April 2014 07:46:41



Air polution, including Saharan sand/dust is set to spread further over the next few days.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26844425


Originally Posted by: Jonesy 


I just posted about this in the media thread, Express LOL running a story thats bit OTT but worth noting that levels are high, Meto have IMBY as a level tonight and tomorrow


Originally Posted by: Dougie 



For some strange reason, I've just had this sudden urge to listen to Dusty Springfield.

But on a serious note, it does seem that those with respiratory issues certainly are going to feel it today and into tonight (especially my nephew who is at a university in London and he suffers with asthma), but hopefully the air quality should be vastly improved by Friday as our wind try and turn in from the south west and freshen up in the process.
  One of those days where London doesn't get to be called The Big Smoke for nothing.


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Charmhills
02 April 2014 07:51:40

Cleaner air over the north Atlantic by Friday.


The Atlantic does have its uses despite getting some stick over the past few months.


 


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