This map from AirNow shows air quality levels across the state as of 9 a.m. Monday, June 13. Green is good, yellow is moderate or acceptable, and orange is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

This map from AirNow shows air quality levels across the state as of 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 14. Green is good, yellow is moderate or acceptable, and orange is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

NEW ORLEANS — A thick plume of Saharan dust is expected to reduce air quality in Louisiana this week.Air quality is expected to be impacted on Monday and Tuesday as southwesterly winds transport ...

The most far-reaching and potent outbreak of dust from the Sahara Desert in decades has begun to significantly affect the Lower 48 states, with air quality deteriorating markedly on the Gulf Coast ...

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality issued an Air Quality Advisory for the state, excluding Monroe. The dust gradually increased Sunday into Monday putting Air Quality Index levels ...

Clouds of Saharan dust carried by winds across the Atlantic Ocean are expected to cause hazy skies over parts of Florida, the Southeast, and the Gulf Coast this week, according to forecasters ...

Sahara Desert dust may impact Louisiana air quality and weather. The Saharan Air Layer is a warm, dry layer of air, containing dust, that gathers over the Sahara Desert.

A plume of African dust currently over the eastern Atlantic is forecast to move west. It will eventually make it's way toward us a week from now.

An AccuWeather map shows which areas could be impacted by Saharan dust this week. AccuWeather. Much of the U.S. is also being impacted by wildfire smoke from neighboring Canada, which has already ...