A plume of Saharan dust has moved into South Florida Thursday.

This is not the first time this season, but it is the thickest we’ve seen yet. This will continue to give us milky or cloudy-looking skies for the next few days. It will also help keep rain chances low.

We consistently talk about the Saharan dust during hurricane season, but do you really know what it is and what it does? You may be surprised at its many impacts.

What most do know is that as the thickest of plumes arrives in our sky, it can create apocalyptic horizons, like the one seen in South Florida in July 2023. And we've seen Saharan dust play a role in limiting tropical development.

But how?

What is Saharan dust and what is its role in hurricane season?

Saharan dust is exactly that--dust from the Sahara Deser

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