I find lots of G+T helps enormously

Thanks Janet for the second photo.

Hi everyone, I'me new to this forum, could anyone answer a question for me what is a calima? I've heard other places talking about them and am curious as to what it is. Thankyou

Louise, I've moved your question to a thread that explains exactly what a calima is, and how it differs from a scirocco.

Welcome to the forum by the way! Why not post a thread introducing yourself in the Introductions section?

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I was under the impression that the Sirrocco is the name for the wind that carries the calima over. just found this fab link which veryfies other comments on this thread.http://www.woespana.es/reports/wind/The-Calima.htm

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No, it's completely different. Scirocco is wind from the south. Calima is the phenomenon of sand-filled air drifting (being blown sometimes) straight out from Africa. One comes at us from the east, the other from the south/southwest.

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and here is info on the siroccoVientos del mundo: Sirocco (Scirocco) - Tiempo España - woespana.es

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I would like to be in either: today my washing didn't dry properly because there was no wind. There was a still, menacing,dark blanket hanging over my area of Kent and I wore a fleece tonight when shopping in ASDA.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

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It was luvly up North!!! XXX

You have to sweep the red sand from the balcony more often in a calima...

I remember many years ago when the rains brought the red Saharan sand to the London area, every car looked red and dusty.

Today in Kent the cloud blanket has not moved. The temperature is rising and it's really humid and uncomfortable. We need some good thunderstorms to clear it all.

I remember last August when we were travelling to Tenerife. The plane rose from Gatwick and climbed above the cloud barrier; there was spontaneous clapping because we hadn't seen the sun for weeks. Don't like it too hot though which is why we prefer the other times of year in Tenerife.

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