powdery mildew for sure. No it doesn,t come out of thin air, but mold and mildew spores are everywhere...yes everywhere.
you can go the sulphur route, I just use serenade (its a fungicide). It's cheap and effective and OMRI listed. If you have a big boner about doing things the natural way you can use baking soda or milk sprays as well. I just don't like fucking with the PH of my leaves that much.
Cheers.