Sydney's Sky Turns Fiery Orange Due to Rare Weather Wonder

• EXPLORE FURTHER: Why Norway’s upcoming queen is relocating to Australia

Sydney New Zealand’s skies have turned orange due to a massive dust storm. South Australia .

Devastating winds triggered dust storms across South Australia on Monday. The strong westerly gusts lifted additional topsoil throughout the night, and an air current transported the dust and sand over Victoria, extending as far as the east. NSW by Tuesday morning.

The topsoil became susceptible to erosion after an extended period of dry conditions across most parts of South Australia, where numerous southern areas have faced historically low precipitation levels in recent months.

The 'dust front' could be seen in satellite imagery on Monday across South Australia and western Victoria.

By 3pm yesterday, the dust cloud was believed to have extended approximately 600 kilometers, enveloping sections of eastern South Australia, northwestern Victoria, and southwestern New South Wales.

By Tuesday morning, it might appear as a brown mass looming over the Tasman Sea.

As the travel continued, the dust noticeably cleared up but still lingered densely enough to cast an unusual orange hue across Sydney for its residents.

This meteorological occurrence is uncommon; the previous significant dust storm that hit Sydney back in 2009 painted the sky a vivid orange hue for several days and deposited countless tons of soil into Sydney Harbour.

Weatherzone's AnthonySharwood stated that the duststorm was not unexpected.

'Consider the most arid 15-month period in over 150 years of data. Then factor in the harshest cold front so far this year, accompanied by wind speeds reaching up to 80km/h,' he noted.

'And just like magic, a huge South Australian dust storm appeared a few days before winter began.'

Specialists indicated that a strong cold front, among the most potent this year, was responsible.

Power outages affected numerous homes and establishments in certain areas of South Australia on Monday due to gusts reaching velocities of up to 126 km/h.

Strong tidal waves and intense rainfall battered the southern region of the state, causing damage to jetties and piers.

Across the border, roughly 3500 homes located north of Bendigo experienced power outages asVictoria faced wind gusts reaching up to 70km/h.

The wandering dust cloud significantly reduced visibility at airports located between South Australia and the Tasman Sea.

Weatherzone stated that observations from Canberra Airport indicated haze during the night, causing visibility to drop to approximately 5-6 kilometers for over an hour as the dust swept across the ACT region.

'Comparable decreases in visibility were likewise documented across various parts of the Illawarra and South Coast regions in NSW.'

'Sydney Airport’s aviation forecast, utilized for safely planning and operating flights, also cautioned about blowing dust on Tuesday morning.'

The Bureau of Meteorology announced that there will be 'dust in the morning' on Tuesday.

Officials cautioned that the air quality in numerous areas of Sydney and the Illawarra region was still 'quite bad' as of 10 am on Tuesday.

NSW Health authorities advised people throughout Sydney and Wollongong to remain inside, keep their windows and doors shut, and refrain from outdoor physical exertion due to poor air quality.

However, it also indicated that additional strong winds would buffet the NSW coastline later in the day.

Severe weather warnings have been issued for destructive winds affecting areas including the Illawarra, portions of the Mid North Coast, Hunter region, South Coast, Central Tablelands, and Southern Tablelands.

This alert applies to the Snowy Mountains, Northern Tablelands, North West Slopes and Plains regions as well.

It’s anticipated that the dust will keep moving across the Tasman and disperse from the coastal areas.

Rain is anticipated to briefly revisit the flood-affected regions along the eastern part of NSW as well.

Showers might form once more later this week in those areas.

The wind speeds will decrease overnight as overall conditions start to settle down.

Read more

Share :