{"id":394601,"date":"2026-09-09T09:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/394601\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:30:14","slug":"a-rare-september-dust-plume-is-headed-to-florida-heres-what-to-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/394601\/","title":{"rendered":"A rare September dust plume is headed to Florida. Here\u2019s what to expect"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Saharan dust in and of itself isn\u2019t a rare phenomenon. Several times during the summer rounds of dust from the Sahara Desert makes a trans-Atlantic journey to the U.S. <\/p>\n

What makes this round of dust en route to Florida uncommon is the date.<\/p>\n

\"\"Saharan dust next week<\/p>\n

Typically by mid-September the dust has backed off significantly from its early summertime peak.<\/p>\n

Florida impact<\/p>\n

The dust, set to arrive in Florida early next week, will help to lower rain chances in Central Florida considerably.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rain chances drop next week in Florida due to dry air from Saharan Air Layer.<\/p>\n

With the lower rain chances, temperatures are also expected to head back up, possibly to mid 90s.<\/p>\n

While most of the dust is suspended 5,000 to 20,000 feet above the ground, air quality may briefly be reduced.<\/p>\n

A quiet peak<\/p>\n

El Ni\u00f1o<\/a> has gotten all of the credit for the so-far quiet Atlantic hurricane season. While no doubt the main factor it isn\u2019t the only reason for the historically quiet start.<\/p>\n

The prolific Saharan Air Layer as it\u2019s known has caused robust tropical waves moving off Africa to quickly fizzle in its dry, stable environment. <\/p>\n

Any tropical wave or short-lived named storm that fended off the dust and approached the Caribbean was then finished off the by the El Ni\u00f1o induced wind shear.<\/p>\n

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