Blowing dust from states to our west is expected to sweep across Michigan today, creating some air quality issues and hazy skies, the National Weather Service said.
If you’re seeing tan-colored and hazy skies overhead, you’re probably already seeing this blowing dust move in.
It’s being pushed along by winds that are gusting up to 55 mph across Michigan today.
“An area of blowing dust across Illinois may move in to the region today. Visibilities are a bit reduced where dust is occurring as the skies take on a very hazy appearance, and poor air quality is also being detected from monitoring stations across Illinois and Missouri,” NWS meteorologists in Grand Rapids said today. “It is possible that our air quality may worsen this afternoon. We will continue to keep an eye on monitoring stations to our west and south as this area of dust tries to move in our direction.”…