Mystery dust particles that appeared on cars across western areas of Northern Ireland and other parts of the island have been explained by experts from the UK's Met Office.
It was certainly dusty across Northern Ireland on Monday amid unusually dry conditions that have seen over 100 wildfires in recent days.
The Met Office say dust kicked up into the air by strong winds in the Sahara has been brought north, and can even be seen from space.
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A Met Office spokesperson explained the strange phenomena, saying: "Have you noticed skies becoming a little hazy towards the west? Strong winds across the Sahara have transported particles of dust northwards, which can be seen on satellite imagery from earlier this morning over the UK."
A satellite image published by the Met Office on social media on Monday afternoon highlighted an area where the Saharan dust is present, covering the western half of Northern Ireland including Co Derry, Co Tyrone and Co Fermanagh.
The satellite image also shows almost the entirety of the Republic of Ireland included in the area with the dust from the African desert.
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