Dust from the Sahara is set to sweep across Scotland later this week as temperatures soar to double digits following a frozen February, according to forecasters.
Southerly winds will blow across a red plume of warm air from North Africa with temperatures reaching 10C marking an end to a month of snow and rain.
The Met Office warned of dust in the coming days as gusts carry deposits more than 1,200 miles from the Sahara Desert.
Posting on Twitter, a spokesperson said you may notice colourful sunrises and sunsets and dust on cars when it arrives.
It comes as The Met Office has placed yellow and amber warnings of heavy wind and rain across mainland Scotland until Wednesday as the country is battered by heavy rain.
Torrential downpours may lead to flooding as well as potential power cuts and disruption to public transport amid a wet start to the week.
However, Scotland will experience unseasonably mild weather by the weekend as the Mercury is expected to surge to an 10C in parts.
The double digit turn around is quite a change from the Arctic conditions of recent week, which has seen heavy snow across large parts of the UK and temperatures as low as -20C.
The same Saharan dust clouds have been causing problems in parts of West and Central Africa, reducing visibility and choking residents.
Each year, dry and dusty winds sweep in from the Sahara and cover much of West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea.
The yearly phenomenon, known as the Harmattan season, runs from November through March.
The hazy weather has blanketed Senegal's capital since the start of the week, coating the city with fine dust particles that have prompted health and air quality warnings from the environment ministry.
