Uk weather forecast news: Met Office warnings as Saharan dust bomb sees red ‘blood rain’ COVER cars amid ORANGE skies

THE SKY today turned orange as a Saharan dust bomb hit Europe – with the Met Office predicting it may cause “blood rain”.

With parts of London already seeing orange skies, the Met Office said the dust cloud, which is 2km above ground level, may fall during showers in southern parts of the country in the afternoon.

Known as Storm Celia, Met Office forecasters say the impact is “unlikely” to be significant, with the dust potentially most visible at sunset.

An urgent warning has also been issued to millions as dust particles in the air could trigger deadly health emergencies for Brits, after the murky skies swept over Europe.

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