went out to the car this morning to find it covered in a fine of film of beige dust.. the pattern would indicate that it was deposited by rain..
everyone else’s car in the street is the same..

any ideas..?

Dust/sand is regularly swept up into the atmosphere before falling as rain. I’d say it shows which way the rain came from.

Nuclear fall out.

That filthy rain has fallen today here in Warrington too. Good job I never wash my car or I’d be rather annoyed.

I was wondering about volcanoes..

Braunton. North Devon. Car looks like its been covered by fallout also.

Exeter, looks like a fine layer of sand on the car…

Raining on me up on Haldon an hour ago…. 🙁

I can officially tell that is sand and dust from a dust storm in north Africa! See http://t.co/274o1CmX for details.

Russ

I’ve had the same up in Milton Keynes..

As stupid Russ says, likely Saharan sandstorm

bah.. that’s not very dramatic

in my head I had already concluded that Yellowstone had awoken and taken out the Americas.. and that the apparent news blackout was to prevent panic..

we could all be in on it

Same here in taunton. About the only dirt that doesn’t show up on a white van 😀

Thought my car looking a lot dirtier than this morning!

Same in S. Oxon yesterday too. Had to wash the windscreen before I left work. My spotless Silver car looked awful but I visited the parents and dad kindly went over it having had to do the same to mums. I watched 🙂

Got it in Edinburgh too- doesn’t look like the cool reddish saharan dust you sometimes get though, more boring regular dirt.

in my head I had already concluded that Yellowstone had awoken and taken out the Americas.. and that the apparent news blackout was to prevent panic..

Well, it’s long overdue for a big blow out….

That would send the world in to a bit of a state!

same in Cirencester last night

Same here in Leeds. Must be the apocalypse.

Same here in Manchester.cleaned the car yesterday too 🙄

Same here in Halifax and I too cleaned/waxed my car yesterday

It’s also over Wiltshire, it’s this sand that’s seeded “the big northern wash”

Filthy in Somerset too

is bristol the only place to have stayed dry today?! blazing sunshine at one point…

Nuclear fall out.

Fukushima?

Southampton area’s been bastard hot too

is bristol the only place to have stayed dry today?! blazing sunshine at one point…

baking hot with clear skies all day at East Dartmoor today..

a stunning day in exeter all day , car coverd in dust , didnt see any rain tonite at haldon.

Mine was well covered in it when I went to work this morning. Dark green car, too. That’s North Wilts, and it rained last night, and a little bit this morning. Bloody hot and humid this afternoon, tho’.

No just Devon, my black car is now grey and I’m in Lancashire.

Bristol as well.