Air quality warning as haze from wild South Australian storm shrouds Sydney
Dust from a wild storm which hit parts of South Australia has been blown thousands of kilometres to the nation's east coast.
A dusty haze is hanging in the air in Sydney Canberra and other parts of the ACT and NSW.
It has left to a warning of 'very poor' air quality across Sydney
Richmond in the north-west and Wollongong in the south and Wyong on the NSW Central Coast have warnings in place.
Locals are being told to stay inside if they can, especially if over 65, pregnant or if they have health conditions.
Drivers in South Australia were warned to pull over when visibility became so bad yesterday afternoon.
The state was also hit by wild winds and high seas.
Read on to see the images.
In the South Australian township of Peterborough, residents were caught off guard by the dust storm.
"You couldn't see the clubrooms at all. It was all just a metre in front of you, and you could just taste it.
"It was really horrible," local Janet Fielding said.
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For drought-stricken farmers it was yet another blow.
The ground is so dry, it didn't take much to whip up the dirt.
It didn't just bring the eerie red glow.
The destructive weather also sent parts of the state into darkness , with power lines ripped down in Grange in Adelaide.
Westfield Marion in the city was also plunged into darkness, causing some brief disruptions for staff and customers.
The dust from South Australia has blown to New South Wales.
A hazy sky can be seen at Maroubra Beach in Sydney.
It has left to a warning of 'very poor' air quality across the city.
The Sydney CBD is hazy from the dust storm which has blown from South Australia.
The dust is also causing visibility issues.
Weatherzone said Canberra Airport reported haze overnight, with visibility reduced to around 5-6 km for more than an hour.
Sydney Airport's aviation forecast, also warned of blowing dust on Tuesday morning.
The weather in Sydney will also become more windy, with a maximum temperature of 19.
It will stay dry however, after days of rain.
Melbourne will see showers and a high of 15 degrees.
Showers will move in to Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra.
Brisbane will see a high of a warm 29 degrees.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is clouded in haze from dust.
There are wind warnings in place for the Great Dividing Range and Illawarra.
The BOM forecasts winds averaging 50 to 65 km/h with peak gusts of around 90 km/h.
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