Smoke caught up in Storm Agnes causes unusual sky

28 September 2023

News image — The Sun appeared pink through smoke and cloud from Thurso

Brent W1962/BBC Weather Watchers Pink Sun — The Sun appeared pink through smoke and cloud from Thurso

Smoke particles from wildfires in Canada caught up in Storm Agnes has played a part in unusual skies seen over Scotland on Thursday.

The sun appeared behind grey-white cloud as a ghostly white orb over parts of the country, including the Highlands, Moray and Ayrshire.

BBC Scotland Weather presenter Calum MacColl said: "The unusual sky this morning was caused by a combination of mid and upper level cloud canopy that moved in ahead of our next front system, and also some smoke particulate."

He said the smoke was caught up in Agnes as the storm developed and tracked across the Atlantic to the UK.

The storm brought heavy rain and high winds to large parts of Ireland and the UK on Wednesday.

Terrace Views/BBC Weather Watchers Sky from Mallaig — Thursday morning's sky from Mallaig in the Highlands

South Uist Vibes/BBC Weather Watchers Sky from Daliburgh, South Uist — The view from Daliburgh in South Uist

Nan Eriskay/BBC Weather Watchers Sky from South Uist — South Uist offered a good vantage point for viewing Thursday's unusual sky

Brass Monkey/BBC Weather Watchers Sky from Lanark, South Lanarkshire — A picture from Lanark in South Lanarkshire

Vicky A/BBC Weather Watchers Lasswade, Midlothian — A BBC Weather Watcher image from Lasswade, Midlothian

Chris MacLennan Sky from Inverness — A view of the sky from Inverness

Colin Conti/BBC Weather Watchers Sky from Hopeman, Moray — Hopeman in Moray was also among the place where the morning sky was affected by the cloud and wildfire smoke particulate

Grace McKenzie Sky from Inverness — The sun looking like a ghostly white orb over Inverness

rhona_skivs/BBC Weather Watchers Sky from Paible — The sky from Paible in the Western Isles

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