The indexweatherthe week of, at best
Saharan-dust sunsets, Gulf coast
Fires when aerosol optical depth > 0.3 AND mid/high cloud 30-70% AND low cloud < 25%
Photograph Shiva Shenoy from Flower Mound, United States · CC BY 2.0
The weekly build has been paused since October 6, 2026. The seasons and dates below still hold. Events are the ones the last finished build found, in the week of 2026-09-13, that have not happened yet — anything announced since is missing, and nothing here reflects this week's weather.
June through August. The notch is October.
- Where
- St. Pete / north Gulf beaches
- Drive
- 55 minutes from Lakeland
- In season
- June through August
- Certainty
- the week of, at best
- Drone
- 400 ft LAANC
From the field
The dust that wrecks the air-quality index builds the year's most saleable skies.