The Sahara's large dust feathers are heading towards Florida toward the Atlantic Ocean

The radar shows that the Sahara dust is heading towards Florida and can be seen in the state this weekend.

Dust is expected to hit southern and central Florida for at least a few days on Saturday, according to CBS' next weather radar.

CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG reported that a larger and denser plume could be seen in the middle of next week after the initial dust wave.

The radar also showed dust in South Texas on Monday.

The National Weather Service reported Tuesday that Sahara dust had been seen in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this week. It pointed out that the dust effects include reduced visibility and hazy skies and said more dust is expected to move on Saturday, hovering on Tuesday at least.

Satellite images showed dust on most of the Atlantic tropical waters Thursday, from the coast of Africa to the bay, tropical tropical analysis of the National Hurricane Center, predicted branches said in a post on X. It points out that dry air suppresses the development of the storm. Hurricane season Officially starting on Sunday.

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In this photo, the Tropical Analysis and Prediction Branch of the National Hurricane Center saw Atlantic dust on the Sahara dust on May 29, 2025. Tropical analysis and prediction branch of the National Hurricane Center.

According to WKMG, every summer, dust is typical of dust. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it is called the Sahara Air Layer, and the "Sahara Air Layer is" a very dry, dusty air that forms in the Sahara Desert in late spring, summer and early autumn. ”

Its activity usually peaks in mid-June from the end of the month to mid-August, meteorologist Jason Dunion told NOAA's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Services in 2020. A new "explosion". New "explosions" - formed during "ripples" in the atmosphere, along the edge of the Sahara desert, created days of dust and dist - and dust and dist and divers and Florida. Dust sometimes covers the Atlantic Ocean region on the Atlantic Ocean, Deng said.

The National Weather Service says dust can affect allergies and cause eye irritation.

Sarah Lynch Baldwin