Rare ‘blood rain’ could fall in Ireland on St Patrick’s Day as a huge Saharan dust storm spreads across Europe.
“Whilst this dust is mostly about 2km above ground level, some deposits may fall to the ground, especially during today's rain in southern parts of the UK.” “The forces that drive our weather can be quite powerful and do some surprising things - including lifting things like sand or even small objects and transporting them large distances.
The forecasters added that proper ‘blood rain’ is a relatively rare event as extremely high concentrations of dust particles are needed in the rain. With some Saharan dust set to affect Ireland on Thursday and Met Eireann forecasting rain, there is a chance some areas could see ‘blood rain’.A post on its website reads: “St Patrick's Day will be mostly cloudy with showery rain moving eastwards across the country. Through the afternoon, it will become drier and brighter with showers becoming isolated.
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