The dust mass, which forms in the Sahara Desert in northern Africa and blows thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean, is forecast to arrive in Florida this week.

Saharan dust has begun to sweep throughout Florida, leaving behind hazy sunrises and sunsets. The dust plume is about 2,000 miles wide from west to east and 750 miles long from north to south, wrote AccuWeather hurricane expert Alex DaSilva in a report released June 2.

Saharan dust typically travels across the Atlantic this time of year, but this could be the biggest yet of 2025 and could cause dazzling sunsets.

It’s been a dusty start to the 2025 hurricane season with the biggest Saharan dust outbreak of the year reaching the sands of South Florida this week from the soils of West Africa over 4,000 miles away.

Florida is set to experience a dry spell as a massive plume of dust from the Sahara is keeping tropical developments at bay while another African plume is set to hit next week

Flash flooding in south Florida residents is expected to give way to brilliant sunsets later this week as Saharan dust is forecast to arrive in the state.

But what is less well known is that African dust is vital for our coral reefs. In fact, it would not be a stretch to say that the reefs as we know them, which surround Florida & the Bahamas, would not exist without thousands of years of dust plumes.

A Saharan dust plume may cause enhanced sunsets and minor air quality issues, according to an AccuWeather expert.