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In a rare atmospheric convergence, the East Coast will experience both drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires and a sweeping plume of Saharan dust over the next few days.

People in the Midwest recently endured the worst of the wildfire smoke − which brought air quality to near-dangerous levels − but conditions are now improving. According to AccuWeather, air quality in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa is expected to clear.

An easterly wind pattern has carried the smoke eastward, reaching as far south as Florida. But the smoke remains generally high in the atmosphere, likely resulting only in vivid red sunrises and sunsets rather than ground-level health concerns.

Adding to the spectacle: A plume of Saharan dust is making its way from South Florida toward the Gulf Coast. This dust will further enhance the brilliance of sunrises and sunsets across the region throughout the week.

The paths of the Canadian wildfire smoke and Saharan dust

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AccuWeather hurricane expert Alex DaSilva said in a report released by the forecasting company June 2 that the plume is roughly 2,000 miles wide west to east and 750 miles long north to south. The plume appears to be the largest to reach America this year.

Alan Reppert, AccuWeather senior meteorologist, told USA TODAY June 2 that the plume probably will make it over Florida on June 4 and move over the Gulf Coast the next two days.

Where Canadian smoke blankets the U.S.

More than 200 wildfires are burning in Canada as of June 3, and more than 100 are classified as "out of control," according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

The fires have forced thousands to evacuate. On June 2, the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, announced that 150 federal firefighting personnel from the United States are headed across the border to help fight fires in the provinces of Alberta and Manitoba.

Contributing: James Powel, Julia Gomez and Jeanine Santucci

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Foreign dust-up: Canadian smoke, Saharan dust will cover U.S. together

Reporting by Jim Sergent and Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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