Red sun at midday

South Downs still being affected by the air pollution

Sun was very red again and I could see the smoke/cloud beginning to cross the clear sky, now it is back to a heavy dull cloud again.

A Shakespeare parody "The Two Gentlemen of Soho" by A P. Herbert. Actually, a very funny little play.

I don't know the source, grumppa but DH remarked that the sun looked like a dying star today! It was very dark and gloomy this morning

It was reported on the local news that this was due to sand from the Sahara and the fires in Portugal. I don't remember seeing anything like it before, very eerie indeed.

Saw dull red sun in dull grey eerie sky at about 2,30 pm here in the midlands. By 3.30 sky was blue and sun was bright and all was normal. Later got rather strong winds.

We were out walking all morning and usually during the afternoon the dog spends his time in the garden twiddling around. But it got so dark he came into the house and got into bed and has been there ever since!!

It just got darker and darker here with a fabulous sunset. An orange glowing horizon with a dark brown sky above.

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Very strange in Norh Yorkshire. These taken about 2.30 today. Sunny and blue sky by 3. Now very blowy!

my other thought was japan after the bombs

Very strange yellow light here in SW Wales this morning. By lunch time no sun, cloudy and severe gales.

grumppa
well that was a thread killer wasnt it?
please tell me the source
i immediately thought ray bradberry but probably not.
dark they were and golden eyed came to mind..
so please ,i would like to know

Now at 5.30 the sky is an almost dark brown really weird

It reminded me of those famous lines:-

"Earth has no heat, and the congealéd sun
Swims like a frozen orange in the sky..."

Anyone recognise the source?

“Sand from the Sahara” might explain the coating of beige dust on my black car this afternoon. I had been blaming someone for stone grinding or patio laying !

Not cleared here still total grey/orange/yellow sky. Can't see the sun anymore.

Wasn't it beautiful . Now there is a golden glow it's quiet eerie perfect Halloween evening.

The fascinating thing is how quickly it cleared. One moment there was a great red sun in the sky making everything look apocolyptic, 5 minutes later, the cloud had cleared the sky was blue and the sun was shining as normal.

Same here in North Essex. The birds have gone to roost and the dogs are howling. It's oppressively humid as well as dark.

Yes it’s very eerie. Brighter here now.

Yes here in London about an hour ago but now have a sky with a dark peculiar oppressive light hardly light at all it's like night time. A sort of sepia haze most strange.

Spotted at 10am in N Wales. Along with incredibly warm wind and a funny smell in the air. Thought it was dust from Sahara but alternative theory is that the serious fires in Portugal are causing the dust in the atmosphere that brings with it the eerie glow.

The orange/red sun has gone now and it is very dark and windy here in London, though there is still a strange glow about the sky.

Driving up from Southampton we noticed that, as well as weird sky, there were no birds flying until we got to the Arundel area. Even in Southampton docks there were only a couple of seagulls - it felt quite eerie! Going through Sussex the sky suddenly went strange as well. Reminded us of the atmosphere during the total eclipse.

Grey and dull here but a strange orange halo around it

I saw it at noon and I'm ever so pleased with myself for guessing the reason for its redness ?

Warm and windy and grey sky in Kent. Took this just now, the birds have all disappeared.