A "wall of dust" is heading toward Florida and could hang around until the weekend. Saharan dust helps prevent hurricanes from developing or strengthening and provides some vivid sunrises and sunsets.

Plumes of Saharan dust are heading to Florida and may be seen by the weekend, according to forecasters. But will the dust affect our weather? In the short term, the rain in the forecast the next ...

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 ...

The first large plume of Saharan dust is set to arrive in Florida. These tiny particles travel thousands of miles through the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), which is located between half and 3.5 miles from ...

A massive plume of Saharan dust is covering the Caribbean as it makes its way toward to the United States, where it is expected to impact the Gulf region and other areas. Dust was covering Cuba, Haiti ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As a massive plume of Saharan dust makes its way from Africa and across the Atlantic, it could impact Florida in multiple ways. Specifically, the Saharan Air Layer can suppress ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Saharan dust, also called the Saharan Air Layer, has made the 5,000-mile journey from Africa all the way to Florida. This was apparent Friday morning with various camera shots ...

The WXII 12 First Warning Weather Team is tracking a large plume of Saharan dust that has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean.WHAT IS THE SAHARAN AIR LAYER?The Saharan Air Layer, more commonly known as ...

FOR FULL TIME OR PART TIME JOBS. THROUGHOUT THE EARLY HALF OF THE HURRICANE SEASON INTO AUGUST, YOU’RE GOING TO HEAR METEOROLOGIST TALK ABOUT SAHARAN DUST. METEOROLOGIST BROOKE, JOINING US NOW WITH ...

That's not Saharan dust in the sky, the main culprit is likely the 2,000-acre prescribed burn near Hurlburt Field. Santa Rosa County Emergency Management posted about 1:30 p.m. after getting questions ...

A gigantic cloud of dust drifting from the Sahara Desert is expected to impact southern and central parts of Florida late Tuesday into early Wednesday Lauren Dauphin, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS ...