Saharan dust clouds visibility over Switzerland

A low-pressure system has stirred up desert sand from the Sahara and is now sending it across Switzerland. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox There is already a lot of Sahara dust in the air in the western part of the country, the Swiss weather service Meteonews noted on Platform X on Thursday afternoon. Visibility was still good in the east, but this would change in the course of the afternoon. According to forecasts by the Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss), the concentration of Saharan dust in Switzerland will reach its peak on Friday. The low-pressure system "Regina", which is located over Morocco, is responsible for the phenomenon. Strong winds swirl up large quantities of dust there, which reaches higher layers of air and is transported to Central Europe with the high-altitude current. + Saharan dust blankets Switzerland, turning skies yellow Saharan dust is present in Switzerland several times a year – most frequently between ...