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<\/p>\nMaryland to see dust from Africa over coming days | Weather Talk<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTONY, THIS ACTUALLY MIGHT HELP KEEP THINGS A FEW DEGREES COOLER, AT LEAST. AT LEAST I\u2019M HOPING. YES, IT MIGHT MAKE IT A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER. SO THEY KIND OF GRASPING AT STRAWS THERE. BUT THIS IS KIND OF AN INTERESTING SITUATION. IT\u2019S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THE HEAT. BUT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE\u2019VE DONE STORIES ON WILDFIRE SMOKE, MAKING IT INTO MARYLAND AND PUTTING A HAZE IN THE SKY. WELL, THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THERE WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF A HAZE IN THE SKY, BUT IT\u2019S GOING TO COME FROM DUST ALL THE WAY OFF THE AFRICAN COAST, ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC. SO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. SO AFRICA WOULD BE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN THERE. SO THIS DUST IS TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. AND IT\u2019S KIND OF WRAPPING AROUND THE HEAT DOME THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC. AND THEN CIRCLING BACK TOWARDS BALTIMORE. THAT\u2019S KIND OF WILD RIGHT THERE. SO AGAIN, IT\u2019S WAY UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE. IT WON\u2019T CAUSE ANY RESPIRATORY ISSUES LIKE THE SMOKE WILL. YOU\u2019LL HARDLY NOTICE IT, BUT YOU\u2019LL SEE A LITTLE HAZE IN THE AIR. AND YEAH, IT MIGHT BE THICK ENOUGH TO KEEP THE TEMPERATURE DOWN A DEGREE, MAYBE TWO, BUT I THINK YOU\u2019LL NOTICE IT MOST AT SUNSET. IT WILL PUT A NICE ORANGE COLOR ON THE SUNSET ON THE WESTERN HORIZON. SO THIS IS WEDNESDAY. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SMOKE AND THE SMOKE, THE DUST ALL OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC. I\u2019LL SET THE TIME FRAME INTO THURSDAY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE CORE OF THAT DUST TRAVELING OVER TOWARDS BALTIMORE STILL. SO EVEN ON THURSDAY, IT\u2019S GOING TO BE STICKING AROUND. NOW WHEN THIS DUST IS OVER THE ATLANTIC, IT TENDS TO SUPPRESS HURRICANE ACTIVITY BECAUSE IT PUTS A LAYER OF DRY AIR IN THE ATMOSPHERE. SO WHEN HURRICANES AND BIG THUNDERSTORMS START TO DEVELOP IN THE ATLANTIC, IT TAMPS IT DOWN. I DON\u2019T THINK THAT\u2019S GOING TO BE THE CASE HERE FOR US. IT\u2019S NOT GOING TO SUPPRESS THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. IT\u2019S JUST NOT THICK ENOUGH. AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU CAN ALREADY SEE SOME THUNDERSTORMS COMING AROUND THE TOP OF THE HEAT DOME. WE\u2019VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE\u2019S A CLU\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Maryland to see dust from Africa over coming days | Weather Talk<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 4:41 PM EDT Jun 30, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n