A large plume of airborne sand can be seen to our southwest

A large plume of airborne sand can be seen to our southwest in this morning’s satellite image with any rain over the next 24 hours expected to be blood rain.

Blood rain is a term used for rain carrying sand from deserts. When the rain falls it looks a reddish colour and when it dries off it leaves a thin layer of dust which can also be red, hence the name.