- Saharan dust causes sun to glow a bright orange over West Country
- Skies over Bristol also had sepia haze as debris altered sun’s rays
- Residents said sun made the sky look like a scene out of ‘Star Wars’
Hurricane Ophelia brought an eerie red sun to parts of England as a blanket of orange cloud swept in.
The storm is believed to have picked up dust from the Sahara and debris from forest fires in Spain and Portugal as it travelled towards the UK.
This caused the sun to appear red and created an atmospheric orange glow across the West Country and Bristol.
The storm is believed to have picked up dust from the Sahara and debris from forest fires in Spain and Portugal as it travelled towards the UK
This caused the sun to appear red and created an atmospheric orange glow across the West Country and Bristol (pictured)
Bristol resident Simon Gallowway tweeted: ‘Weird Sun over Bristol right now. Looking like something from Star Wars.’
Emma Cope wrote: ‘Urmm I don’t want to alarm anyone but the sun is pink! Is this the end of the world?’
The sun shines bright over Wolverhampton, after dust from Sahara caused to have an orange glow
The Met Office is investigating several reports of the mysterious phenomenon.
A spokesman said: ‘We’re getting reports from Devon and Cornwall and to see this kind of report from Bristol is very interesting.
‘It’s something we’re investigating, it could well be the cause for this.’