During the past week on Mars, dust hazes and dust clouds were observed over northern Utopia, just west of the Olympia dune field. Looking to the low latitudes, the aphelion cloud belt proceeded to dominate the skies with condensate water-ice clouds strewn from Elysium to Tharsis, as well as above all the major shield volcanoes. Sporadic short-lived dust storms were spotted east and west of the Opportunity rover site. [More at link, including video]
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