NOAA’s Satellites Track Saharan Dust Blowing Across the Atlantic Phenomenon a: Dust, Saharan Air Layer Satellite: GOES-19 (GOES East) Product: GeoColor Instrument: Advanced Baseline Imager Timespan: May 28 - June 2, 2025 (6:00 – 23:50 UTC) A giant plume of dust from the Sahara Desert made its way from Africa to the United States to kick off the start of meteorological summer in the Northern Hemisphere
Your Saharan dust forecast for June 2025 - EarthSky A plume of dust from the Sahara Desert comes off Africa into the Atlantic on June 6, 2025 Saharan dust can have impacts on hurricane development and more Image via CSU CIRA and NOAA
Saharan Dust Spreads Into Florida: What To Know | Weather. com The first big surge of Saharan dust from Africa has been sweeping through the Atlantic and Caribbean the past few days and has now spread into Florida Here's what you need to know about this
What to know about the Saharan dust now impacting parts of the US The dust transport to Miami and other parts of the U S is a summertime phenomenon because the sun can heat the deserts in Northern Africa, causing dust to be lofted in a hot air mass known as the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) The reason the dust is transported at altitude is because the SAL is hotter than the air layer above the ocean