Saharan dust in a nutshell During West Africa's monsoon season, which started last month continues through August, ...

Light amounts” of Saharan dust were predicted to move into South and Central Texas from June 29 to July 2, bringing hazy ...

Central Texas is preparing for hazy skies and rising temperatures as a Saharan dust plume arrives this weekend.

A light layer of Saharan dust is expected to drift along the Texas Gulf Coast by Sunday, bringing hazy skies, reduced air ...

Saharan dust is expected to hit the Texas Gulf Coast by Sunday, becoming the most irritating to sensitive eyes and noses by ...

Scattered storms are expected through the middle of the day before a cloud of Saharan dust arrives Sunday night and into ...

Hazy skies are expected across a large part of Texas Sunday through the first half of this week, and it could cause health ...

A dusty visitor from across the Atlantic is making its way toward the Texas skies, and it might make an appearance in the Big ...

Dust forecast modeling done by NASA’s Goddard Earth Observing System, shows another, much more concentrated, plume of Saharan dust over Texas at 10 a.m. July 10. Yet another dust cloud appears ...

Tropical showers have been trailing behind what's left of Tropical Storm Barry across South Texas, resulting in little more ...

Saharan dust refers to fine particles of sand and mineral dust lifted from the Sahara Desert. The dust particles are small enough to be carried by strong winds (often referred to as the trade winds) ...

Why is the Saharan dust coming to the U.S.? The dust is the result of a two to 2.5-miles thick layer of the atmosphere crossing over the Atlantic Ocean, the NOAA reports .