READERS may have spotted a peculiar red sun over Bromsgrove yesterday, which looks to have been caused by Storm Ophelia.
The sky turned a strange orange hue, before high-force winds struck the district.
A spokesman for the Met Office said the phenomena was the result of the movement of Ophelia pulling up Saharan dust, causing the colour of the sky and dust on cars.
Experts say the orange appearance in the sky was due to dust being reflected and refracted in longer wavelengths.
They added: "The same southerly winds that have brought us the current warmth have also drawn dust from the Sahara to our latitudes and the dust scatters the blue light from the sun, letting more red light through much as at sunrise or sunset."
The Met Office issued a yellow warning of very windy weather as the remnants of the storm hit the UK.
Trains were delayed and residents across Worcestershire reported fallen trees, power cuts and fences blown into the road.
Oh no, looks like Ophelia’s been to Malvern overnight!
— Dave Throup (@DaveThroupEA) October 17, 2017
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