Notice the hazy skies covering Brevard County on June 5? It’s thanks to a plume of dust from the Saharan Desert sweeping across Florida. In addition to the hazy conditions, we’ll also get some ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The densest cloud of Saharan dust we’ve seen in decades has made its way to the Gulf of Mexico after a 5,000-mile trek across the Atlantic Ocean. But with the arrival of the dust, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A massive plume of dust is drifting across the Atlantic and heading for Florida. This has the benefit of causing gorgeous sunsets and tamping down tropical development, but it ...

Satellites recently snapped a giant cloud of "Saharan dust" blowing out to sea from the world's largest hot desert. The hazy mass later traveled more than 4,000 miles (6,500 kilometers) to North ...

Throughout the early half of the hurricane season into August, you will hear meteorologists talk about Saharan dust. Another plume of dust is set to arrive over Florida later this week and linger ...

A massive cloud of Sahara Desert dust is blanketing the Caribbean as it heads toward the U.S. with a size and concentration that experts say hasn’t been seen in half a century. The thick dust cloud, ...

The WXII 12 First Warning Weather Team is tracking a large plume of Saharan dust that has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean. Sign up for our Newsletters The Saharan Air Layer, more commonly known as ...

MIAMI – A large wave of Saharan dust making its way across the Atlantic Basin is forecast to arrive in the U.S. later this week, impacting the Southeast with hazy skies and “dirty rain.” NOAA ...

On average, a new plume or layer arrives in the Western Hemisphere about once a week or every other week, but their density can significantly vary. The Saharan Desert lifts dust from spring to fall, ...

The dust may cause itchy eyes and throat for people sensitive to those symptoms. The skies over the East Coast and South are going to be a bit dusty this weekend. A massive dust plume from the Sahara ...

A large Saharan dust plume, the largest of the year so far, is causing hazy skies over Brevard County, Florida. The dust plume is not expected to affect air quality, though it may reduce visibility.