PHOTOS: Canadian smoke and Saharan dust clouds reached Hungary

“Many of you noticed that the high atmosphere is no longer crystal clear”, the Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ) broke the news in their relevant Facebook post yesterday.

They said the phenomenon is present not only in Hungary but also in Europe’s western and southern parts. It’s partly down to the large amount of Saharan dust, which is high above the Algerian, Alboran and Balearic Basins of the Mediterranean Sea. That’s the reason why the sky above Hungary is slightly brownish in the evening and morning hours.

Meanwhile, a large smoke cloud also reached Hungary causing a turquoise shade both at dusk and dawn. That is the smoke of the extensive forest fires in Canada.

OMSZ shared a map and marked where the dust and the smoke were detected yesterday early morning. Füst stands for smoke and szaharai por means Saharan dust in Hungarian. Here is the map:

The brownish sky at sunset:

OMSZ also said that rainstorms and thunderstorms are expected to rule Wednesday and Thursday with very high temperatures. Here is their map:

This is how the sky looked yesterday evening in Northeast Hungary:

The maximums will reach 33-36 degrees today: