Have you noticed the haze across Central Florida the last few mornings?Some of it is smoke from a few fires in the area. Some of it is the extra moisture and humidity in the air. But some of it is dust all the way from Africa!Every summer and fall some dust from the Sahara Desert travels around the globe in the trade winds. Often that dust keeps tropical storms and hurricanes from forming later in the season. This week, a bit earlier than usual, some of the dust has made its way to the United States. Elevated dust concentrations have been measured in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida since the weekend.Keep in mind, the amounts are very small. Spring pollen counts on high days usually show higher concentrations of particles in the air, but still, the fact that the dust is this far west, this early in the summer, is a bit unusual.The dust will continue to make for a milky early morning sky along with incredible, colorful sunsets at night.Keep your eyes open this week for spectacular colors in the sky around dusk. Sunset happens just before 8:30 p.m. in Central Florida.

Have you noticed the haze across Central Florida the last few mornings?

Some of it is smoke from a few fires in the area. Some of it is the extra moisture and humidity in the air. But some of it is dust all the way from Africa!


Every summer and fall some dust from the Sahara Desert travels around the globe in the trade winds. Often that dust keeps tropical storms and hurricanes from forming later in the season.

This week, a bit earlier than usual, some of the dust has made its way to the United States. Elevated dust concentrations have been measured in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida since the weekend.

Keep in mind, the amounts are very small. Spring pollen counts on high days usually show higher concentrations of particles in the air, but still, the fact that the dust is this far west, this early in the summer, is a bit unusual.

The dust will continue to make for a milky early morning sky along with incredible, colorful sunsets at night.

Keep your eyes open this week for spectacular colors in the sky around dusk. Sunset happens just before 8:30 p.m. in Central Florida.