The dust originates in the sahara where strong winds lift tiny particles of sand and minerals into a portion of the atmosphere known as the saharan air layer sal a hot air mass that forms. Wbtv the saharan air layer is an area of very dry dusty air that forms over the sahara desert and moves over the atlantic ocean. The saharan air layer leads to poor air quality for the carolinas this weekend by jason myers june 27 2020 at 8 07 pm edt updated june 27 at 8 07 pm charlotte n c.
It s a common phenomena but this time the dust is much more. Our skies will look a lot hazier this weekend as saharan dust blows in. Saharan dust arriving across the carolinas kendra kent.
On a positive note the dust should make for spectacular sunrises and sunsets. If you have a dust allergy or respiratory illness you will want to limit your time outside. The saharan dust could make for poor air quality.
Much of north carolina should see hazy sunshine this weekend into early next week. Storm team 7 meteorologist dan bickford confirms that forecast modeling had. Wspa a saharan dust plume has resulted in air quality alerts for south carolina and north carolina until sunday.
About once a week during that time plumes move. The sand blow off the saharan desert starting in late spring and continues through the fall. How the saharan dust cloud will impact the carolinas.
Wyff news 4 chief meteorologist chris justus said saharan dust moving across the atlantic ocean is completely normal. A large plume of desert dust will make its way to the carolinas this weekend. The plume of dust seems to be more intense this year and considering all the events that have happened in.
Wncn an annual cloud of saharan dust continues to make its way across the atlantic ocean and caribbean sea with sights set on the united states later this week including north carolina.
Saharan dust carolinas. National weather service map shows saharan dust hitting south carolina this weekend. The dry air warmth and winds could impact hurricane development. Intense sunsets hazy skies and allergies are. A hot desert wind carried a massive cloud of saharan dust into the southern united states this week dust plumes from the sahara routinely blow westward across the atlantic at this time of year but this event is a doozy by some measures the biggest in decades.
And a second plume appears to be forming about a week behind the big one dust effects will likely be visible in the coming days.
And a second plume appears to be forming about a week behind the big one dust effects will likely be visible in the coming days. A hot desert wind carried a massive cloud of saharan dust into the southern united states this week dust plumes from the sahara routinely blow westward across the atlantic at this time of year but this event is a doozy by some measures the biggest in decades. Intense sunsets hazy skies and allergies are.
The dry air warmth and winds could impact hurricane development. National weather service map shows saharan dust hitting south carolina this weekend.
