People across the county were left bemused as 'brown rain' fell leaving cars and windows dirty.

The weather phenomenon has been caused by a cloud of Saharan dust that has travelled over 2,500 miles from North Africa to reach the UK.

Dust particles have then mixed with rain clouds before falling to the ground as murky rain.

Chris Bell, a meteorologist from Weatherquest said: "It's amazing to think this dust was in the Saharan desert only a few days ago.

"A front from the west combined with a strong southerly wind has brought the dust here which has then mixed with rain clouds in the middle of the atmosphere.

"This has caused the orange and pink tint to the clouds.

"The rain is moving east and the clouds will disappear through the evening to make way for a period of dry, sunny days."

The Saharan dust has made its way across Europe, with satellite images showing the dust over parts of France and southern Spain.