Why the sky is so veiled and the light is so strange this Monday

For a few days, the sky of the west of France whose Loire-Atlantique has been to say the least very veiledwith a pale light And a glowing sun in the morning and in the evening, sometimes immortalized by striking photographs.

You have to go far to find the reason for this particular weather.

A veil from Spain and Portugal

According to Air Pays de la Loire, which indicates a degradation of air quality going average to degraded This Monday, August 18, 2025, “the cloudy veil observed since Saturday August 16 comes from fires in Portugal and Spain”.

The European network Copernicus, which also monitors air quality, shows that fire -related particles are approximately 3,000 meters above sea level.

In the south of the country too, a red sun unusual surprises the inhabitants, as evidenced by News Perpignan.

Air Pays de la Loire also indicates that “more moderate temperatures and cloud coverage limit the formation ofozone». This gas is a pollutant and irritates the respiratory tract .

The air quality should improve a bit on Tuesday August 19, 2025, indicates the provisional Air Pays de la Loire card, while time will also change and the temperatureswill cool off the days to come.

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