"Perhaps most familiar are the huge, showy plumes that advance across the tropical Atlantic Ocean toward the Americas," they wen ton. "But the dust goes elsewhere, too—settling back down in other parts of Africa or drifting north toward Europe. A dramatic display of airborne dust particles was observed on February 18, 2021, by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-20 spacecraft. "The dust appears widespread, but particularly stirred up over the Bodélé Depression in northeastern Chad." The weather for this next week will be mixed with rain and sun around the country. Meanwhile conditions will stay mixed for the remainder of this week as occasional showers are joined by some sunny spells in places. Met Éireann said: "Mainly dry tonight with just a few clear spells and a chance of some isolated patchy rain or drizzle in places. A slight frost will develop under clear skies along with pockets of mist or fog. Lowest temperatures of 0 to 4 degrees Celsius in light northeasterly or variable breezes." "A cool cloudy day tomorrow with just a few sunny spells. Generally dry, with just a few isolated light showers developing. Highest temperatures of 5 to 9 degrees Celsius in light to moderate easterly breezes."Latest forecast of dust shows some light Saharan dust possible over Ireland tonight and tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/aFpk5r45hQ
— Carlow Weather (@CarlowWeather) March 2, 2021
