Parts of south Bucks have been bathed in a murky red glow because of a storm, which hit Britain today, with hazy weather understood to be the result of the remnants of hurricane Ophelia.
The Met Office said dust from the Sahara desert in Africa, disturbed by Ophelia, is causing the sky to have an unusual red tint today - known as a 'hurricane sun'.
Such odd light here in The Risborough’s today - looks like it’s going to rain or it’s the end of the world #saharandust
— Cllr David Knights (@CllrDK) 16 October 2017
In South Bucks the light levels are low & strangely peachy-orange. I guessed it's an effect of #Ophelia
— Catherine RowanJones (@88ivyfox) 16 October 2017
I'm in Bucks,just outside High Wycombe and the sky has the weirdest colour to it. Unnaturally bright and colourful - genuinely eerie.
— Keith Randall (@KeithRandall10) 16 October 2017
An amber warning for Northern Ireland, Wales, south west Scotland and the Isle of Man is in place until 11pm today, and the Met Office said the rest of the UK will have a “windy day” but that gusts were not expected to bring widespread disruption.
According to national reports, a woman has been killed in the Republic of Ireland after a tree fell on her car.
The Met Office’s chief forecaster, Paul Gundersen, said: “Ophelia weakened on Sunday night and is now no longer classified as a hurricane.
“That said, storm force to hurricane force winds of up to 80mph across Northern Ireland, and some areas bordering the Irish Sea will result in travel disruption, power cuts and some damage to buildings such as tiles being blown from roofs.”
Temperatures across large parts of southern and eastern England are expected to soar as a result, with isolated spots potentially reaching around 24C. The average maximum temperature for England in October is around 14C.
Send in your pictures of the unusual sky to shruti.sheth@london.newsquest.co.uk.
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