Watching a area of disturb weather as it approaches the Gulf.

The Saharan dust is back!

One study suggests the Bahama Islands have always depended on Saharan dust for sustainability.

The Saharan dust is here! If you suffer from upper respiratory issues, there is one button in your car that could be helpful when you hit the road

Heat advisory through 10 p.m. Friday.

I think it's dealer's choice on just how to pronounce the word "Saharan"

Heat advisory through 10 p.m. Friday.

Dry weather is expected tonight for the fireworks shows

It’s about this time every year where we look for Saharan dust to make its several thousand-mile trip across the Atlantic.

An incoming wave of Saharan dust combined with three-digit temperatures and high humidity make for a potentially dangerous combination in Houston, including increasing your chances of catching COVID-19.

The Saharan dust cloud covering the air in parts of Texas has the potential to cause problems for people with asthma, allergies and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

The above NOAA pic of the Atlantic Ocean skies full of Saharan dust is from 2006 and you can imagine that any tropical showers and storms would have a zero percent chance of forming in that kind of atmosphere. Those dusty skies are dry for one thing and particulates are falling downward toward Earth, suppressing any upward motion required to get tropical storms to build.

If you’ve noticed the hazy skies from yesterday and today, you’re not alone!

In a deepening diplomatic rift with Spain, Morocco’s Foreign Ministry says the crisis between the two countries was “about trust and mutual respect that has been broken.”.

The dome of sizzling high pressure that hovered over southeast Texas for the past week has shifted north, allowing for showers and storms to return to the area. Friday’s wet weather is complements of a low pressure system drifting slowly westward through the Gulf of Mexico. It will stay south of Houston, but the rain associated with it will clip the region, especially between the coast to I-10Friday FuturecastThe rain will move inland from the coast this morning. Metro Houston will get most of its rain between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Areas west of Houston will see showers between noon and 3 p.m. Early to mid-morning rain will be confined to coastal areas of southeast TexasMid-day rain will impact the coast northward to Metro Houston.

Sunday will see another day of mid to upper 90s, feeling more like the low 100s so be ready for some shade and A/C, you’ll need it in the afternoon! Expect a VERY slight rain chance tonight with higher chances tomorrow into Monday and the highest rain chance for the week on Tuesday. Storms for Mon-Tue before more heat moves in late weekFor today plan to drink plenty of water as the actual temperature heads fairly quickly into the upper 80s and low 90s before topping out in the upper 90s this afternoon. Sunday 10-day forecastThe rain chances increase as we start the week into Wednesday, which will drop our high temperatures into the low 90s for a couple of days. We start drying out by Wednesday and that means the temperatures will head back up to the upper 90s by next weekend.

Take advantage of the morning and later evening as afternoon temperatures in the 90s will feel like the triple digits. Another batch of Saharan dust is lower air quality. Anyone that struggled with the dust this past weekend should prepare for a repeat for the rest of the week. DustAn area of mid-level high pressure will be moving from the Gulf to almost directly over the Houston region this week. Rain chances return as the high moves farther to the west and allowing showers chances to return in time for the July 4.

The Saharan dust I’ve been blogging about for days has arrived in buckets. Saharan Dust measurement indicating the heaviest cloud recordedSo here’s the bad part: the air quality is unhealthy. As for the upside of Saharan dust, take a look at last night’s sunset Click2Pin from David Reynolds of Digital Knight Productions:Fabulous Saharan Dust sunset last night! Through the weekend and then we will look for more dust heading our way as the month of July rolls in. More Dust comingEnjoy your weekend, wear a mask where you should, and to my viewer who asked if Saharan dust brings in mosquitoes with West Nile Virus the answer is “no” but that did make me laugh, so thank you!

HOUSTON – The KPRC 2 meteorologist team has been mentioning that Saharan dust is moving through our area this weekend. That means if you have allergies, they are probably acting up and those symptoms may be misinterpreted as a coronavirus infection since symptoms are similar. The main difference, according to Wenaas, is allergies caused by the dust storm should not cause a fever, muscle or body aches, loss of smell or digestive problems. Wenaas said wearing a mask is a great protection since it will help you inhale fewer dust particles and protect you/others from coronavirus. You should also avoid spending time outside as the dust storm moves through if you have underlying respiratory issues.

(CNN) – The current Saharan dust episode is leading to the worst dust storm in the Caribbean in decades. On Tuesday, this sunset enhancing, blue sky limiting, tropical threat reducing dust plume continues its 5,000-mile journey toward the US. "We flew over this Saharan dust plume today in the west central Atlantic,' Astronaut Doug Hurly tweeted on Sunday. The Saharan dust will reach the US by Thursday morningOn Wednesday, the dust is forecast to move across the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas. If you find yourself reaching for a tissue this week -- or your iPhone to post yet another awesome sunset pic to Instagram -- thank the Saharan dust.

(CNN) – The much-anticipated Saharan dust plume is now making its more than 5,000-mile trek across the Atlantic to the United States. If you haven't heard your friends talking about this "mysterious" Saharan dust plume supposedly adding yet another layer to 2020, then you've certainly seen it all over social media this past week. This Saharan dust plume blowing across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa is nothing new, or even special to 2020. Saharan dust can also impact you in several ways once it reaches land. Here's the top 3 ways you'll notice next week's Saharan dust here in the US.