Florida Saharan Dust 2020
A giant plume of saharan dust has been slowly drifting across the atlantic and will this week finish its 5 000 mile journey to reach the u s.
Florida saharan dust 2020. The milkiness of the skies over south florida will increase this week as the edge of a thick plume of dust from the sahara desert in africa reaches our shores. The dry air from saharan dust which has been keeping south florida mostly rain free for several days is still around. Jeff berardelli weatherprof june 26 2020 the dust is responsible for the dense haze shrouding houston s skyline in the photo below. Sahara dust comes to florida.
We should start to notice the plume. The stunningly dense blanket of dust from the sahara desert continues to cover the caribbean. Tracking isaias and saharan dust. The edge of the plume has moved over south florida but it s hardly detectable.
Gulf coast and its effects will soon be felt in. That along with unfavorable upper level winds are factors forecast to keep. Multiple times as we saw last week and now this week. The dust can reach the u s.
Thursday july 30 2020. Plume of saharan dust to bring potential impacts as it arrives to parts of florida next week colorful sunsets respiratory issues and favorable conditions for red tide. By meteorologist jason dunning. Downtown houston is cloaked in haze as a saharan dust cloud.
Saharan dust tracks as far west as the caribbean sea florida and the gulf of mexico each year.