Spooky Saudi weather?

At about 4.30pm yesterday when I was half way home from work, this enormous sand storm blew in from the north. Visibility dropped to about 100 metres and I could actually hear the sand blasting against the windscreen. I got home 5 minutes later and had to dash from the car to the house, spitting sand and dust out.

Then the sandstorm was followed by an incredible electrical storm with patches of heavy rain. I tried to catch it on camera, but wasn't quick enough. This was as best as I got...



Another friend in Riyadh at the time described it as "Spooky". Dunno about that but it was certainly bizarre.

The sand and dust blew in again today. This was the view up my "street" on the compound.